Highlights
Public sector net borrowing, excluding public sector banks (£ million)
£ 5,394 million
2018 JUN
- Release date:
- 20 July 2018
- Next release:
- 21 August 2018
Public sector finances, UK: June 2018
What's in the bulletin?
- Public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks) in the latest full financial year (April 2017 to March 2018) was £39.4 billion; that is, £6.3 billion less than in the previous financial year (April 2016 to March 2017) and £5.8 billion less than official (Office for Budget Responsibility) expectations; this is the lowest net borrowing since the financial year ending March 2007.
- Public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks) in the current financial year-to-date (April 2018 to June 2018) was £16.8 billion; that is, £5.4 billion less than in the same period in 2017; this is the lowest year-to-date (April to June) net borrowing since 2007.
- Public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks) decreased by £0.8 billion to £5.4 billion in June 2018, compared with June 2017; this is the lowest June net borrowing since 2016.
Time series related to Public sector finance
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£ 5,394 million 2018 JUN
- Release date:
- 20 July 2018
- Next release:
- 21 August 2018
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£ 2,566 million 2018 JUN
- Release date:
- 20 July 2018
- Next release:
- 21 August 2018
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£ 2,828 million 2018 JUN
- Release date:
- 20 July 2018
- Next release:
- 21 August 2018
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£ 1,792.3 bn 2018 JUN
- Release date:
- 20 July 2018
- Next release:
- 21 August 2018
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85.2 % 2018 JUN
- Release date:
- 20 July 2018
- Next release:
- 21 August 2018
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£ 12,975 m 2018 JUN
- Release date:
- 20 July 2018
- Next release:
- 21 August 2018
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