Government, public sector and taxes

How the relationship between UK public sector income and expenditure leads to changes in deficit and debt.

In this section

  • Public sector finance

    How the relationship between UK public sector monthly income and expenditure leads to changes in deficit and debt.

  • Public spending

    UK government debt and deficit as reported each January, April, July and October.

  • Research and development expenditure

    Research and development in the UK carried out or funded by business enterprises, higher education, government (including research councils) and private non-profit organisations.

  • Taxes and revenue

    The effect of taxes and benefits on UK household’s income.

  • Explore local statistics

    Find, compare and visualise statistics about places within the United Kingdom.