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Budget analysis: chancellor delivers ‘safe hands’ budget
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- 28 Oct 2026
With little room for manoeuvre due to global supply challenges and low growth, the Chancellor focused on keeping all stakeholders – especially the markets – calm.
HMRC encouraged to do more to tackle tax debt
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- 26 Oct 2026
A National Audit Office (NAO) report explains that, despite progress made by HMRC in recent years, tax debt as a proportion of tax receipts remains high compared with before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chart of the week: debt on the rise
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- 22 Oct 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the national debt has increased from £325bn a quarter of a century ago to just over £3tn on 30 September 2026.
Public sector net debt hits £3tn ahead of budget
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- 21 Oct 2026
Rising inflation and budget overruns provide a difficult backdrop for John Healey as he prepares for his first fiscal event. The Chancellor is under pressure to provide more support for rising energy bills, but the challenges to balance spending are mounting.
Chart of the week: deficit blues
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- 15 Oct 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the five-year fiscal forecasts have consistently proved too optimistic in recent years, something to bear in mind as the budget approaches.
Chart of the week: disposable income
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- 08 Oct 2026
Our chart this week looks at how income is distributed across UK households with a median equivalised household disposable income of £3,265 per month and an equivalised average of £3,800 per month.
Chart of the week: borrowing maturity
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- 01 Oct 2026
Our chart this week shows how the government has shortened the average period over which it borrows to seven years in recent years as yields on 30-year gilts hit 6.0%.
Chart of the week: UK productivity remeasured
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- 24 Sep 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the ONS is changing how it calculates labour productivity – one of the most important factors driving economic growth.
Budget overrun widens as public finances disappoint
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- 22 Sep 2026
The triple whammy of geopolitical uncertainty, persistent inflation and rising gilt yields are squeezing the public purse as the Chancellor prepares for his first budget.
Chart of the week: public sector workforce
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- 17 Sep 2026
Our chart this week looks at how one third of the 6.2m public sector workforce work for the NHS while 9% work for the Civil Service.
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