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Public sector net borrowing, excluding public sector banks (£ million)
£ 20,514 million
2024 APR
- Release date:
- 22 May 2024
- Next release:
- 21 June 2024
Public sector finances, UK: April 2024
What's in the bulletin?
- Borrowing – the difference between public sector spending and income – was £20.5 billion in April 2024, £1.5 billion more than in April 2023 and £1.2 billion more than the £19.3 billion forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
- Since our March 2024 publication, we have increased our initial estimate of borrowing in the financial year ending March 2024 by £0.8 billion to £121.4 billion, now £7.3 billion more than the £114.1 billion forecast by the OBR.
- Public sector net debt excluding public sector banks (debt) at the end of April 2024 was provisionally estimated at 97.9% of gross domestic product (GDP); this was 2.5 percentage points more than at the end of April 2023, and remains at levels last seen in the early 1960s.
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Time series related to Public sector finance
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£ 20,514 million 2024 APR
- Release date:
- 22 May 2024
- Next release:
- 21 June 2024
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- Release date:
- 22 May 2024
- Next release:
- 21 June 2024
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- Release date:
- 22 May 2024
- Next release:
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- Release date:
- 22 May 2024
- Next release:
- 21 June 2024
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- Release date:
- 22 May 2024
- Next release:
- 21 June 2024
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£ 18,307 m 2024 APR
- Release date:
- 22 May 2024
- Next release:
- 21 June 2024
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Public sector finances tables 1 to 10: Appendix A
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Public sector finances, UK: April 2024
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UK government debt and deficit: December 2023
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Recent and upcoming changes to public sector finance statistics
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