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FDL (97)24: NHS Trusts breakeven duty

  • Document type:
    Finance Directorate Letter
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    15 July 1997
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Gateway reference:
    1997
  • Series number:
    FDL (97)24
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown copyright

The purpose of this letter is to: set out the changes in the funding and repayment of trust debt remuneration; notify trusts of the agreement reached with Treasury and the Audit Commission on interpretation of the breakeven duty; and explain the implications for in-year performance management, reporting of the trust's financial position, and reconciliation of the two. No electronic downloadable version of this document is available.

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