45.This section sets a limit of £1,500 million on the total amount of financial assistance by Government to CDC. The types of assistance that are to count as part of the total are listed in subsection (2). The existing limit set on borrowing, by the 1978 Act, is £1,100 million but can be raised to £1,500 million by order made by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury.
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