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Public sector net borrowing, excluding public sector banks (£ million)
£ 21,778 million
2021 SEP
- Release date:
- 21 October 2021
- Next release:
- 19 November 2021
Public sector finances, UK: September 2021
What's in the bulletin?
- Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks (PSNB ex) was estimated to have been £21.8 billion in September 2021; this was the second-highest September borrowing since monthly records began in 1993, £7.0 billion less than in September 2020.
- Central government receipts in September 2021 were estimated to have been £62.3 billion, £6.2 billion more than in September 2020; while central government bodies spent £84.1 billion in September 2021, £1.3 billion less than in September 2020.
- PSNB ex was estimated to have been £108.1 billion in the financial year-to-September 2021; this was the second highest financial year-to-September borrowing since monthly records began in 1993, £101.2 billion less than in the same period last year.
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- Release date:
- 21 October 2021
- Next release:
- 19 November 2021
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- Release date:
- 21 October 2021
- Next release:
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- Release date:
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- Next release:
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- Release date:
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- Next release:
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- Release date:
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- Next release:
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- Release date:
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- Next release:
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Public sector finances tables 1 to 10: Appendix A
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Public sector current receipts: Appendix D
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Public sector finances, UK: September 2021
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UK government debt and deficit: March 2021
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Articles
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Recent and upcoming changes to public sector finance statistics
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Alignment between public sector finances and national accounts
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