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Chart of the week: inflation
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- 23 Jul 2026
Inflation dropped to 2.6% in June, with our chart this week illustrating how faster rises in energy prices have offset slower rises in food, alcohol and tobacco prices over the past year to keep inflation tracking core inflation downwards.
ONS data revisions see UK deficit fall by £5bn
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- 21 Jul 2026
Public sector finance data for June offers positive news for incoming Chancellor John Healey as he searches for money to pay for Andy Burnham’s initial flurry of spending.
HMRC should consider making better use of its powers, say MPs
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- 21 Jul 2026
While recognising that HMRC’s large business directorate is working well, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has identified a number of areas for improvement, including how HMRC approaches the special measures regime.
Chart of the week: tax and spending by age
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- 16 Jul 2026
Our chart this week looks at how tax and spending vary across age groups and what that means for the latest long-term fiscal projections recently published by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Chart of the week: Defence Investment Plan
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- 09 Jul 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the £15.0bn of new defence investment announced by the government turns out to be a £2.9bn a year increase in the annual defence budget.
Chart of the week: Canada’s federal finances
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- 03 Jul 2026
Our chart this week honours Canada Day, and a historic knock-out stage win by Canada in the men’s World Cup, by taking a look at the finances of the Canadian federal government.
Chart of the week: the fiscal inheritance
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- 25 Jun 2026
Our chart this week looks at the fiscal plan that the next prime minister and chancellor (whoever they may be) will inherit and how tax rises and spending restraint are key to turning the current budget deficit into a surplus.
Latest numbers confirm UK deficit is up and is £7.7bn overbudget
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- 19 Jun 2026
Data for the first two months of the financial year confirm that the government is under significant fiscal, as well as political, pressure. At the end of May the UK deficit was £8.9bn higher than in 2025 and spending was well over budget.
Chart of the week: government bond yields
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- 18 Jun 2026
Our chart this week highlights how the UK has one of the highest government bond yields (the interest rates payable by governments) among advanced economies.
Chart of the week: employment and unemployment
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- 11 Jun 2026
Our chart this week explains why the employment rate of 75% and unemployment rate of 5% don’t add up to 100%.
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