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Public sector finances: May 2021

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Public sector finances tables: May 2021

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The public sector finances statistical bulletin is published jointly by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and HM Treasury on a monthly basis and provides the latest available estimates for key public sector finance statistics, such as public sector net borrowing, public sector net debt and public sector current budget deficit/surplus.

The bulletin is structured with the latest headline figures, revisions and information on recent events and/or methodological changes which impact on the statistics, located at the front of the bulletin.

Following this there is some contextual information for users and then more detailed information on each of the key aggregates. Historic data on public sector net debt and public sector net borrowing have been included to put the latest figures in context. More detailed notes on the publication are located towards the end of the bulletin.

HM Treasury is no longer producing the public sector finances databank. For information on the key fiscal aggregates:

Go to the OBR for outturn and projected numbers for the key fiscal aggregates in financial years.

Go to the ONS for outturn data of the key fiscal aggregates in quarters, financial years and on a monthly basis.

Go to the ONS for a breakdown on receipts and expenditure.

Published 20 June 2013
Last updated 22 June 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated with Public sector finances: May 2021

  2. Updated with Public sector finances: April 2021

  3. Updated with Public sector finances: March 2021

  4. Public sector finances: February 2021 added

  5. Updated with Public Sector Finances for January 2021

  6. Public sector finances: December 2020 and Public sector finances tables: December 2020 files added.

  7. Note: Public sector finances: November 2020 pdf and Public sector finances tables: November 2020 excel spreadsheet uploaded.

  8. Added September Public sector finances bulletin and tables.

  9. Updated with 'Public sector finances: August 2020'

  10. Updated with Public sector finances bulletin: July 2020.

  11. Updated with 'Public sector finances: June 2020'

  12. Updated with 'Public Sector Finances May 2020' release.

  13. Updated with 'Public Sector Finances April 2020' release.

  14. Updated with 'Public Sector Finances March 2020' release.

  15. Updated with 'Public Sector Finances February 2020'.

  16. Updated with 'Public Sector Finances January 2019'.

  17. Updated with 'Public Sector Finances December 2019'.

  18. Updated with November's bulletin.

  19. Updated with data for October 2019. Correction note removed as it is no longer applicable.

  20. Updated with corrected September 2019 Public Sector Finances release.

  21. Updated with ONS announcement regarding the September 2019 Public Sector Finances release.

  22. Updated with data for September 2019.

  23. Updated with data for August 2019.

  24. Updated with 'Public sector finances bulletin' July data.

  25. Updated with Public Sector Finances: June 2019

  26. Updated with June's forecast.

  27. Updated with data for April 2019.

  28. Updated with data for March 2019.

  29. Updated with data for February 2019.

  30. Updated with 'Public Sector Finances: January 2019'

  31. Updated with 'Public sector finances: December 2018' and 'Public sector finances tables: December 2018'.

  32. Updated with November's public sector finance bulletin.

  33. Updated with October data.

  34. Updated with 'Public sector finances: September 2018'.

  35. Updated with 'Public sector finances: August 2018'.

  36. Updated with 'Public sector finances: July 2018'.

  37. Updated with Public sector finances: June 2018

  38. Updated with Public Sector Finances: May 2018.

  39. Updated with April data.

  40. Updated with March data.

  41. Updated with February data.

  42. Updated with January data

  43. Updated with December data.

  44. Updated with November data.

  45. Updated with October data

  46. Updated with September data

  47. File updated to correct an error in the estimation of local government and public sector net borrowing in 2016 and 2017.

  48. Updated with August data

  49. Updated with July data

  50. Updated with June data

  51. Updated with May data

  52. Updated with April data

  53. Updated with March's data

  54. Updated with February's data

  55. Updated with January's data

  56. Updated with December's data

  57. Updated with November's data

  58. Updated with October data

  59. Updated: Public Sector Finances; September 2016 pdf

  60. Updated with data from September

  61. Updated with: Public sector finances August 2016

  62. Updated with: public sector finance bulletin (July 2016)

  63. Updated with: Public Sector Finances June 2016

  64. Updated with: Public Sector Finances May 2016

  65. updated with april stats

  66. Updated with March 2016

  67. Updated February's PDF with bulletin as well as tables.

  68. Updated with February's bulletin.

  69. error in table REC3 corrected

  70. updated with January figures

  71. updated with december files

  72. Updated with November figures.

  73. Updated to include October's returns

  74. September bulletin added.

  75. Updated with August 2015 figures

  76. Updated for July 2015

  77. Updated with June 2015

  78. Updated with May's public sector finances statistical bulletin.

  79. April bulletin uploaded

  80. Latest monthly public sector finance bulletin (March 2015)

  81. Updated version

  82. Updated version

  83. Updated to include December 2014 outturn

  84. Updated for November return

  85. Updated with the latest monthly public sector finance bulletin (October 2014)

  86. September public sector finances published

  87. updated for August

  88. updated for July

  89. updated for june

  90. updated with May bulletin

  91. updated with April bulletin

  92. added March bulletin and tables

  93. February 2014 release published

  94. updated with january bulletin

  95. updated with new bulletin

  96. updated with november release

  97. added October bulletin

  98. Update for August release

  99. August update

  100. June update

  101. update for may

  102. First published.