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Public Sector Finances, September 2014

Key Points

  • This statistical bulletin includes corrections to the previously published central government net cash requirement (CGNCR) for the period December 2012 to April 2014. These corrections were pre-announced on 15 October 2014. The largest correction is a reduction in CGNCR in March 2013 of £11.9 billion.
  • Public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks (PSNB ex) from April to September 2014 was £58.0 billion, an increase of £5.4 billion compared with the same period in 2013/14.
  • PSNB ex was £11.8 billion in September 2014, an increase of £1.6 billion compared with September 2013.
  • Due to the volatility of the monthly data, the cumulative year-to-date borrowing figures provide a better indication of the progress of the public finances than the individual months.
  • The central government net cash requirement (CGNCR) from April to September 2014 was £58.0 billion, an increase of £14.9 billion compared with the same period in 2013/14.
  • Public sector net debt excluding public sector banks (PSND ex) was £1,451.3 billion (79.9% of GDP) in September 2014, an increase of £100.7 billion compared with September 2013.
  • Maastricht debt (General Government Gross Debt) at the end of September 2014 was £1,557.5 billion and Maastricht deficit (General Government Net Borrowing) in 2013/14 was £101.1 billion.
  • ONS published the latest EU Government Deficit and Debt Return on 17 October 2014.

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