The UK government is said to be accelerating its plans to privatise the Royal Bank of Scotland ( RB ) , and is reportedly aiming to sell off 25bn shares over the course of this parliament , which ends in 2020 . The government also plans to sell a further $ 5.8bn of RBS shares in 2020 - 21 , according to the figures contained in Chancellor George Osborne 's Autumn Statement .
The UK government is said to be accelerating its efforts to privatise the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), and is reportedly aiming to sell off 25bn shares over the course of this parliament, which ends in 2020. The government also plans to sell a further £5.8bn of RBS shares in 2020-21, according to the details contained in Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement.