Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest and a one-off purchase of military ...

The budget deficit surged in the final month of 2024, underlining the challenge facing the government in meeting its fiscal ...

Wage growth increased by 3.4% after taking into account inflation, driven by strong increases in the private sector.

The Office for National Statistics said public sector net borrowing stood at £17.8 billion last month, up £10.1 billion on a ...

The official figures are released as the chancellor's stewardship of the public finances remains under intense scrutiny at a ...

Government borrowing overshot expectations last month, new figures show, as ministers promised to take a hard line on ...

The UK government borrowed more than expected in December, underlining the challenge facing chancellor Rachel Reeves as she tries to restore confidence in her fiscal plans and kick-start growth.

Treasury borrowing has already shot past official forecasts made in the Budget in a blow to Rachel Reeves’s plans to ramp up ...

The Office for National Statistics said the rate of unemployment increased to 4.4% in the three months to November, up from 4 ...

Debt costs pushed up UK government borrowing more than forecast last month, highlighting the fiscal challenges facing ...

Rachel Reeve’s £25 billion National Insurance rise is beginning to bite. According to the latest data on our labour market, ...

The number of payrolled employees was estimated to have fallen by 47,000 during December to 30.3 million – the biggest drop ...