Highlights
Public sector net borrowing, excluding public sector banks (£ million)
£ 4,966 million
2018 MAY
- Release date:
- 21 June 2018
- Next release:
- 20 July 2018
Public sector finances, UK: May 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 £39.5 billion; that is, £6.2 billion less than in the previous financial year (April 2016 to March 2017) and £5.7 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 May 2018) was £11.8 billion; that is, £4.1 billion less than in the same period in 2017; this is the lowest year-to-date (April to May) net borrowing since 2007.
- Public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks) decreased by £2.0 billion to £5.0 billion in May 2018, compared with May 2017; this is the lowest May net borrowing since 2005.
Time series related to Public sector finance
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£ 4,966 million 2018 MAY
- Release date:
- 21 June 2018
- Next release:
- 20 July 2018
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£ 3,437 million 2018 MAY
- Release date:
- 21 June 2018
- Next release:
- 20 July 2018
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£ 1,529 million 2018 MAY
- Release date:
- 21 June 2018
- Next release:
- 20 July 2018
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£ 1,781.4 bn 2018 MAY
- Release date:
- 21 June 2018
- Next release:
- 20 July 2018
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85 % 2018 MAY
- Release date:
- 21 June 2018
- Next release:
- 20 July 2018
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£ 7,276 m 2018 MAY
- Release date:
- 21 June 2018
- Next release:
- 20 July 2018
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