THE Government could sell a ten per cent stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland this week.
It still holds 71 per cent of the bank after a bailout during the financial crisis.
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Bankers reportedly expect ministers to sell off a stake worth at least £3billion.
But with shares closing on Friday at 290p, compared with the 502p which was paid for them, the Treasury stands to lose billions of pounds.
The Government put £45.5billion into RBS in 2008, in the depths of the financial crisis.
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