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UK public spending: the numbers behind today’s headlines
The government borrowed £18.3bn in August.
That’s:
💷 £2.9bn more than August 2025
📊 £3.5bn above the OBR forecast
🏦 £77.3bn borrowed since April
📈 Public debt now close to £3 trillion
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@FT Worth flagging: £83.8bn borrowed April–August already, ahead of the OBR's own forecast for the year. Debt interest alone hit £8.4bn in August more than we spend on policing.
Whatever the Budget brings, it won't be pretty. The maths just doesn't leave room for it to be.
@RoaringHammy New model payouts run on Verified Home Timeline views so Premium subscribers actually seeing your posts in feed, not raw reach.
1M followers, but only 5% Premium and 10% feed placement = 50,000 qualifying views. Thats easy under $1k/month.
Follower count was never the metric.
US markets are flying today
📈 S&P 500 +1.3%
📈 Nasdaq +2.0%
📈 Dow +0.6%
🤖 Tech & AI stocks are leading the rally, while falling oil prices are helping sentiment.
A strong start to the week for US investors.
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⚡️ENERGY PRICE CAP
From 1 October the Ofgem energy price cap rises by 4%
🏠Typical household: £1,663 → £1,723 a year
The cap applies to standard variable/default tariffs and not fixed deals.
Worth checking what tariff you’re on before October.
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