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<p>The Government believes that, as a matter of principle, firms best succeed under
private ownership. Returning RBS to the private sector is the right policy for taxpayers,
customers, and the wider economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intervened in RBS to
maintain stability at the height of the financial crisis. RBS was never a speculative
investment made to generate a profit, and it is right that private investors, not
taxpayers, should bear the risk of companies such as RBS.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s
policy remains to return the financial sector assets acquired during the crisis to
private ownership, when it represents value for money to do so, and market conditions
allow.</p>
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