UK government borrowing was higher than expected in February, adding pressure to Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her Spring ...

Borrowing increased by £2.1 billion against... MON: G20 (Brazil) TUE: NBH Policy Announcement; RBA Minutes (Nov); EZ Indicator of Negotiated Wage Rates (Q3), EZ HICP (Final), US Building ...

The most recent monthly figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the government had a surplus of £15.4bn in January - the highest level for the month since records began more ...

The UK government generally spends ... But, if it can't, the government covers the gap by raising taxes, cutting spending or borrowing. Higher taxes mean people have less money to spend, so ...

Rachel Reeves' economic failings have been laid bare by a damning chart that shows ... yields have increased borrowing costs, which has eroded most, if not all the UK government's fiscal headroom.

"The world has changed". UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's assessment is hard to deny and should prompt the Labour government ...

Rachel Reeves suffered a body blow today as UK's long-term government borrowing costs hit their highest level since 1998. The interest rate on 30-year gilts reached 5.22 per cent, topping the ...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the government achieved a monthly ... the economy," commented Alex Kerr, a UK economist at Capital Economics. READ MORE: People on the move: ...