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Public sector net borrowing, excluding public sector banks (£ million)
£ 35,920 million
2020 AUG
- Release date:
- 25 September 2020
- Next release:
- 21 October 2020
Public sector finances, UK: August 2020
What's in the bulletin?
- Public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks, PSNB ex) is estimated to have been £35.9 billion in August 2020, £30.5 billion more than in August 2019 and the third highest borrowing in any month since records began in 1993.
- Central government tax receipts are estimated to have been £37.3 billion in August 2020 (on a national accounts basis), £7.5 billion less than in August 2019, with Value Added Tax (VAT), Corporation Tax and Income Tax receipts falling considerably.
- Central government bodies are estimated to have spent £78.5 billion on day-to-day activities (current expenditure) in August 2020, £19.5 billion more than in August 2019; this includes £6.1 billion in Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and £4.7 billion in Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) payments.
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Time series related to Public sector finance
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£ 35,920 million 2020 AUG
- Release date:
- 25 September 2020
- Next release:
- 21 October 2020
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£ 31,952 million 2020 AUG
- Release date:
- 25 September 2020
- Next release:
- 21 October 2020
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£ 3,968 million 2020 AUG
- Release date:
- 25 September 2020
- Next release:
- 21 October 2020
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£ 2,023.9 bn 2020 AUG
- Release date:
- 25 September 2020
- Next release:
- 21 October 2020
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101.9 % 2020 AUG
- Release date:
- 25 September 2020
- Next release:
- 21 October 2020
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£ 21,756 m 2020 AUG
- Release date:
- 25 September 2020
- Next release:
- 21 October 2020
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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 borrowing by sub-sector
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Government deficit and debt return
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Public sector finances, UK: August 2020
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EU Government Deficit and Debt Return: September 2014
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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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Wider measures of public sector net debt
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