Down your way: working towards more localised data on public sector spending Since 1997, successive governments have used fiscal targets that align with the internationally-agreed definitions used in the UK public sector finances statistics. These statistics have kept pace with external changes to provide the best fiscal measurements possible, not least with the introduction of country and regional public sector finances data in 2017. But now there are further opportunities to use alternative data sources to make these statistics more timely. Moreover, data sources and production techniques can help increase the granularity of geographical breakdowns. In today's blog, Jessica Barnaby looks at some improvements were working on. | 
