Public sector finances, UK: September 2025

Public sector finances, UK: September 2025

From ons.gov.uk

Borrowing – the difference between total public sector spending and income – was £20.2 billion in September 2025; this was £1.6 billion (or 8.6%) more than in September 2024 and the highest September borrowing since 2020. Borrowing in the financial year to September 2025 was £99.8 billion; this was £11.5 billion (or 13.1%) more than in the same six-month period of 2024 and the second-highest April to September borrowing since monthly records began in 1993, after that of 2020. The current budget deficit – borrowing to fund day-to-day public sector activities – was £13.4 billion in September 2025; this ... (full story)

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