# United Kingdom INS: COM: BAL: Provisions for taxation: authorities (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: COM: BAL: Provisions for taxation: authorities (ended 2017) () was 6,287.0 £m in 2017, up 31.0% from 2016.
That is the highest reading since 2007.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 863.0 £m (2008) to 9,716.0 £m (2007), averaging 3,813.8 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RKAX.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1979-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (39 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-com-bal-provisions-for-taxation-authorities-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 6,287.0 £m |
| 2016 | 4,799.0 £m |
| 2015 | 2,955.0 £m |
| 2014 | 4,573.0 £m |
| 2013 | 3,234.0 £m |
| 2012 | 2,525.0 £m |
| 2011 | 1,872.0 £m |
| 2010 | 3,005.0 £m |
| 2009 | 2,123.0 £m |
| 2008 | 863.0 £m |
| 2007 | 9,716.0 £m |
| 2006 | 10,284 £m |
| 2005 | 10,021 £m |
| 2004 | 5,975.0 £m |
| 2003 | 4,889.0 £m |
| 2002 | 3,744.0 £m |
| 2001 | 4,545.0 £m |
| 2000 | 6,255.0 £m |
| 1999 | 7,283.0 £m |
| 1998 | 6,640.0 £m |
| 1997 | 5,460.0 £m |
| 1996 | 3,375.0 £m |
| 1995 | 1,343.0 £m |
| 1994 | −73.00 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RKAX.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-RKAX.MEASURE-COMMERCIAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```