ONS · August 2016 to July 2026 · £ million

Public sector net borrowing

Public sector net borrowing: August 2016 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour-50k-25k025k201620182020202220242026August 2016: -£7.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2016: -£10.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2016: -£8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2016: -£6.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2016: -£5.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2017: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2017: £179m £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2017: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2017: -£12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2017: -£7.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2017: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2017: -£219m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2017: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2017: -£9.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2017: -£8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2017: -£6.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2017: -£4.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2018: £5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2018: -£2.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2018: -£1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2018: -£10bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2018: -£4.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2018: -£4.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2018: £2.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2018: -£7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2018: -£8.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2018: -£9.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2018: -£5.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2018: -£5.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2019: £10.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2019: -£2.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2019: £19m £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2019: -£11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2019: -£4.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2019: -£6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2019: £1.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2019: -£4.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2019: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2019: -£11.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2019: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2019: -£6.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2020: £8.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2020: -£1.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2020: -£6.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2020: -£49bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2020: -£51.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2020: -£32.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2020: -£21.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2020: -£24bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2020: -£28bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2020: -£17.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2020: -£21.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2020: -£23.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2021: -£1.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2021: -£15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2021: -£24.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2021: -£23.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2021: -£17.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2021: -£18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2021: -£4.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2021: -£13.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2021: -£16.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2021: -£8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2021: -£7.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2021: -£9.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2022: £12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2022: -£7.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2022: -£5.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2022: -£13.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2022: -£8.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2022: -£18.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2022: -£605m £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2022: -£7.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2022: -£15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2022: -£11.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2022: -£15.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2022: -£15.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2023: £8.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2023: -£10.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2023: -£17.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2023: -£20bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2023: -£15.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2023: -£19.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2023: -£2.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2023: -£11.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2023: -£15.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2023: -£16.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2023: -£15bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2023: -£8.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2024: £14.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2024: -£11.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2024: -£14.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2024: -£19.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2024: -£17.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2024: -£14.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2024: -£4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2024: -£14.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2024: -£18.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2024: -£19.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2024: -£13.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2024: -£18.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2025: £14.7bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2025: -£11.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2025: -£13.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2025: -£19.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2025: -£18bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2025: -£24bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2025: -£1.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026August 2025: -£14.9bn £ million · published 20 August 2026September 2025: -£22.2bn £ million · published 20 August 2026October 2025: -£15.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026November 2025: -£9.5bn £ million · published 20 August 2026December 2025: -£12.6bn £ million · published 20 August 2026January 2026: £32.3bn £ million · published 20 August 2026February 2026: -£12.4bn £ million · published 20 August 2026March 2026: -£12bn £ million · published 20 August 2026April 2026: -£23.1bn £ million · published 20 August 2026May 2026: -£19bn £ million · published 20 August 2026June 2026: -£12.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026July 2026: -£1.8bn £ million · published 20 August 2026

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Source: ONS, Public sector finances time series (PUSF), Public sector finances, UK: July 2026 (published 20 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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