Briefing Paper

BRIEFING PAPER

Number 6007, 13 May 2015

By Lorna Booth 
Vasilisa Starodubtseva

PFI: costs and benefits

Inside:

1.  Summary

2.  Background to PFI

3.  Advantages and limitations of PFI

4.  Costs associated with PFIs

5.  The future of Private Finance and PF2

6.  Further information

Contributing Authors: 

Lorna Booth and Vasilisa Starodubtseva 

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Cover page data source: HM Treasury, Private Finance Initiative projects, current projects as at 31 March 2014