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The most recent monthly figures show the government borrowed £11.2bn in November 2024, which was £3.4bn lower than the same month last year and the lowest November figure since 2021.
The United Kingdom national debt is the total quantity of money borrowed by the Government of the United Kingdom at any time through the issue of securities by the British Treasury and other government agencies. At the end of March 2023, UK general government gross debt was £2,537.0 billion, or 100.5% gross domestic product. [2]
The fresh figures showed that central government debt interest rose to £9.1 billion for the month – the highest October figure on record. This was £0.5 billion higher than the same month last ...
The ONS estimated that full-year public sector net borrowing was £120.7 billion in 2023-24, £6.6 billion more than predicted. UK annual government borrowing higher than forecast in blow to ...
Hunt said the figures "show there's underlying resilience in the UK economy". [34] On 25 April, data published by the Office for National Statistics indicated that government borrowing for the year up to 31 March 2023 had been £139.2bn, and consequently less than the £152bn forecast prior to the 2023 budget. [16]
UK Government borrowing was forecast to fall from 4.5% of GDP in 2023–24 to 3% in 2024–25, followed by 2.7% in 2025–26, 2.3% in 2026–27, 1.6% in 2027–28 and 1.1% in 2028–29. [ 19 ] Addressing the House of Commons , Hunt said his autumn statement would contain 110 growth measures, with the government having "taken difficult decisions ...
Government borrowing surged to £22 billion last month due to higher interest costs and cost-of-living payments to households. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said state borrowing leapt ...
The UK government has spent more than it has raised in taxation since financial year 2001-02, [3] creating a budget deficit and leading to growing debt interest payments. Average government spending per person is higher in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland than it is in England.