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PFI

British

abbreviation

Private Finance Initiative

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The BBC understands Innisfree was asked if it would put money back into the Stoke-on-Trent PFI company, TSSL, having drawn significant dividends out over the years, and the company declined.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

When Trentham bid for government funding for building work, it was turned down on the grounds the PFI contract was meant to put everything right by October 2025.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

What happens in Stoke-on-Trent will have implications for dozens of similar PFI deals, many due to come to an end from 2025 onwards.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Stoke City Council said its priority was to get the schools handed over "safe, warm and dry", while the main contractor engaged under the PFI contract, Equans, said the buildings had been well maintained.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

The use of PFI deals increased significantly under Tony Blair's Labour government as a way of investing in public buildings without the government borrowing money up front.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

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