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Public Sector Discount Rates for Cost Benefit Analysis

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  • Public Sector Discount Rates for Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Published: 4 Jul 2008
  • Status: Current
  • Author: The Treasury
    • Hard copy: Available in PDF and HTML formats only.
     

    Public Sector Discount Rates for Cost Benefit Analysis

    Published 14 Jul 2008

    The discount rate plays an important role in the cost-benefit analysis of public sector projects. Treasury's guidance on carrying out cost benefit analysis sets out what discount rate is appropriate in any situation and how it should be used.

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    Introduction

    Estimation of Crown’s Opportunity Cost of Capital

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