# United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Provisions for taxation and dividends payable (ended 2017) ()

United Kingdom INS: GEN: BAL: Provisions for taxation and dividends payable (ended 2017) () was 493.0 £m in 2017, up 9.6% from 2016.
That is the highest reading since 2014.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-KVF2.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2017-01-01 (18 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ins-gen-bal-provisions-for-taxation-and-dividends-payable-ended-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2017 | 493.0 £m |
| 2016 | 450.0 £m |
| 2015 | 487.0 £m |
| 2014 | 595.0 £m |
| 2013 | 424.0 £m |
| 2012 | 240.0 £m |
| 2011 | 7.00 £m |
| 2010 | 40.00 £m |
| 2009 | 345.0 £m |
| 2008 | 858.0 £m |
| 2007 | 2,486.0 £m |
| 2006 | 2,656.0 £m |
| 2005 | 1,806.0 £m |
| 2004 | 2,429.0 £m |
| 2003 | 2,000.0 £m |
| 2002 | 1,904.0 £m |
| 2001 | 2,558.0 £m |
| 2000 | 3,567.0 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-KVF2.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INSTINVEST.A.NSA.ITEM-KVF2.MEASURE-GENERAL.SECTOR-INSURANCE",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```