Government receipts: latest evidence and sources
Latest ONS public-finance release
Central government receipts were £91.6bn in June 2026.
That was £6.2bn more than in the comparable month a year earlier.
Published 21 July 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
- £91.6bn
- June 2026
- Change from a year earlier
- +£6.2bn
- 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.
July 2016 to June 2026
Latest published values for June 2026: Monthly receipts: £91.6bn
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 July 2026 · observation period June 2026
Tax breakdown and burden forecast withdrawn
The previous page mixed a financial-year total, category estimates, a tax-to-GDP series, an average-per-person calculation and an OBR forecast. They remain unavailable until the period, accounting basis and source for each measure can be verified.