Fraser Munro

Public Sector Finance Statistician @ONS tweeting about government borrowing & debt.
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[Fraser Munro @Fraser_ONS_PSF]

Borrowing in the financial year ending March 2026 was the lowest since the pre-pandemic financial year ending March 2020 on a comparable basis. 5/6

[Fraser Munro @Fraser_ONS_PSF]

Public sector borrowing was £23.3 billion in May 2026, £5.4 billion (or 30%) higher than in May 2025 and £5.6 billion above the OBR forecast.1/6

https://t.co/pCqg0cKnE4

[Fraser Munro @Fraser_ONS_PSF]

Public sector net debt is provisionally estimated at £3.0 trillion at the end of May 2026, equivalent to 95.1% of GDP and remains at levels last seen in the early 1960s on a comparable basis. 6/6

[Fraser Munro @Fraser_ONS_PSF]

The latest country and regional PSF figures are now available.

https://t.co/27sRKiTk4q

[Fraser Munro @Fraser_ONS_PSF]

Public sector net debt is provisionally estimated at £2.9 trillion at the end of April 2026, equivalent to 94.2% of GDP; this is 10.6 percentage points (£0.3 trillion) higher than public sector net financial liabilities. 6/6

[Fraser Munro @Fraser_ONS_PSF]

Borrowing in April 2026 was £24.3 billion, £4.9 billion higher than in April 2025 and £3.4 billion above the OBR forecast. 1/6

https://t.co/TQ3Qhre4lL

[Fraser Munro @Fraser_ONS_PSF]

Borrowing in the financial year ending March 2026 was the lowest since the pre-pandemic financial year ending March 2020 on a comparable basis. 5/6

[Fraser Munro @Fraser_ONS_PSF]

Public sector net financial liabilities (PSNFL) were £2.6 trillion (83.3% GDP) at the end of March 2026. This is £0.3 trillion lower than debt because the extra financial assets it includes exceed the extra financial liabilities. 8/8

[Fraser Munro @Fraser_ONS_PSF]

The public sector borrowed £12.6 billion in March 2026, £1.4 billion less than in March 2025 and the lowest March borrowing since 2022.1/8
https://t.co/0UkB6DCqXC

[Fraser Munro @Fraser_ONS_PSF]

Public sector net debt is provisionally estimated at 93.8% of GDP at the end of March 2026. This is 0.5 percentage points less than forecast by the OBR but remains at levels last seen in the early 1960s. 7/8