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PFI

British  

abbreviation

  1. Private Finance Initiative

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Under PFI deals, private consortiums build facilities such as schools, hospitals and roads, in return for regular payments over as many as 30 years.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

But around 570 PFI contracts, including many to maintain and update school and hospital buildings, remained in place.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025

Mr Dennison told the BBC the level of deductions in Stoke were "shockingly low" compared with similar contracts for PFI schools across England.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025

Putting buildings right at the end of contract is part of what the high yearly payments in PFI are intended to ensure.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025

And PFI, condemned by MPs as providing poor value for money for the taxpayer, was ditched by Theresa May’s government in 2018.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2024

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