Official monthly data

Government receipts

Central government receipts from the latest ONS release.

Government receipts: latest evidence and sources

Latest ONS public-finance release

Central government receipts were £90.1bn in September 2026.

That was £4.5bn more than in the comparable month a year earlier.

Published 21 October 2026. Public-finance estimates can be revised as more complete data arrive.

What changed?

One monthly receipts measure, compared like for like

Central government receipts
£90.1bn
September 2026
Change from a year earlier
+£4.5bn
Same monthly measure and accounting basis.

Central government receipts: ten-year direction

Monthly ONS current receipts on a consistent cash basis. The seasonal pattern is why the annual comparison uses the same month one year earlier.

October 2016 to September 2026

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Latest published values for September 2026: Monthly receipts £90.1bn

Observation window: October 2016 to September 2026.

Latest published values for September 2026: Monthly receipts: £90.1bn

Vertical axis: £43bn to £141bn; bounds fitted to these observations, not zero-based.

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Central government receipts: ten-year direction. Monthly ONS current receipts on a consistent cash basis. The seasonal pattern is why the annual comparison uses the same month one year earlier. Published observations from October 2016 to September 2026.
PeriodObserved atMonthly receipts
October 20162016-10-31£56.8bn
November 20162016-11-30£52.8bn
December 20162016-12-31£55.7bn
January 20172017-01-31£75.2bn
February 20172017-02-28£61.9bn
March 20172017-03-31£60.7bn
April 20172017-04-30£59.4bn
May 20172017-05-31£54.2bn
June 20172017-06-30£56.2bn
July 20172017-07-31£63.5bn
August 20172017-08-31£55.8bn
September 20172017-09-30£55.9bn
October 20172017-10-31£60.5bn
November 20172017-11-30£55.8bn
December 20172017-12-31£58.5bn
January 20182018-01-31£72.8bn
February 20182018-02-28£62.3bn
March 20182018-03-31£62.6bn
April 20182018-04-30£61.5bn
May 20182018-05-31£56.2bn
June 20182018-06-30£58.8bn
July 20182018-07-31£68.9bn
August 20182018-08-31£57.8bn
September 20182018-09-30£57.7bn
October 20182018-10-31£61.8bn
November 20182018-11-30£57.5bn
December 20182018-12-31£60.3bn
January 20192019-01-31£79.2bn
February 20192019-02-28£63.8bn
March 20192019-03-31£67.5bn
April 20192019-04-30£62.4bn
May 20192019-05-31£58.2bn
June 20192019-06-30£59.9bn
July 20192019-07-31£68.4bn
August 20192019-08-31£59.9bn
September 20192019-09-30£60.3bn
October 20192019-10-31£61.1bn
November 20192019-11-30£57.7bn
December 20192019-12-31£61.0bn
January 20202020-01-31£80.2bn
February 20202020-02-29£63.9bn
March 20202020-03-31£65.5bn
April 20202020-04-30£52.8bn
May 20202020-05-31£49.3bn
June 20202020-06-30£52.1bn
July 20202020-07-31£60.6bn
August 20202020-08-31£56.9bn
September 20202020-09-30£56.3bn
October 20202020-10-31£62.3bn
November 20202020-11-30£58.9bn
December 20202020-12-31£62.2bn
January 20212021-01-31£83.2bn
February 20212021-02-28£65.3bn
March 20212021-03-31£66.9bn
April 20212021-04-30£60.4bn
May 20212021-05-31£61.3bn
June 20212021-06-30£62.3bn
July 20212021-07-31£73.0bn
August 20212021-08-31£64.5bn
September 20212021-09-30£65.1bn
October 20212021-10-31£71.7bn
November 20212021-11-30£66.8bn
December 20212021-12-31£71.5bn
January 20222022-01-31£95.3bn
February 20222022-02-28£73.3bn
March 20222022-03-31£79.3bn
April 20222022-04-30£72.9bn
May 20222022-05-31£70.1bn
June 20222022-06-30£72.2bn
July 20222022-07-31£82.2bn
August 20222022-08-31£74.0bn
September 20222022-09-30£74.7bn
October 20222022-10-31£74.9bn
November 20222022-11-30£74.5bn
December 20222022-12-31£77.2bn
January 20232023-01-31£107.6bn
February 20232023-02-28£79.3bn
March 20232023-03-31£85.1bn
April 20232023-04-30£75.5bn
May 20232023-05-31£75.9bn
June 20232023-06-30£78.6bn
July 20232023-07-31£89.0bn
August 20232023-08-31£77.3bn
September 20232023-09-30£77.3bn
October 20232023-10-31£78.4bn
November 20232023-11-30£78.5bn
December 20232023-12-31£83.2bn
January 20242024-01-31£109.2bn
February 20242024-02-29£83.9bn
March 20242024-03-31£90.6bn
April 20242024-04-30£78.0bn
May 20242024-05-31£77.4bn
June 20242024-06-30£81.3bn
July 20242024-07-31£91.5bn
August 20242024-08-31£80.2bn
September 20242024-09-30£79.6bn
October 20242024-10-31£80.7bn
November 20242024-11-30£81.0bn
December 20242024-12-31£86.5bn
January 20252025-01-31£117.4bn
February 20252025-02-28£87.3bn
March 20252025-03-31£96.9bn
April 20252025-04-30£83.2bn
May 20252025-05-31£82.1bn
June 20252025-06-30£85.4bn
July 20252025-07-31£99.9bn
August 20252025-08-31£86.5bn
September 20252025-09-30£85.6bn
October 20252025-10-31£86.9bn
November 20252025-11-30£87.6bn
December 20252025-12-31£93.1bn
January 20262026-01-31£134.1bn
February 20262026-02-28£96.4bn
March 20262026-03-31£102.9bn
April 20262026-04-30£86.3bn
May 20262026-05-31£88.5bn
June 20262026-06-30£93.9bn
July 20262026-07-31£105.4bn
August 20262026-08-31£90.0bn
September 20262026-09-30£90.1bn

Why it matters

Receipts help determine how much government must borrow to fund spending. A monthly receipts figure is not the same thing as the annual tax burden or an estimate of what an average person pays.

Explain this number

Definition

Total current central government receipts.

Unit and geography

£ billions · United Kingdom

How to interpret it

The annual comparison uses the same monthly measure and accounting basis, so it shows whether receipts were higher or lower than one year earlier.

Important caveat

This ONS public-sector-finance measure is not the same as a tax forecast, tax-burden ratio or category-by-category HMRC receipts table.

Source and date

ONS public-sector-finance bulletin · Published 21 October 2026 · observation period September 2026