# Unexpected UK borrowing surge adds to pre-Budget pressure on chancellor

> Borrowing - the difference between tax receipts and government spending - was £18.3bn in August, almost a fifth higher than the year before, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

- Published: 2026-09-22T06:45:02.479Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T09:01:32.269Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Politics, Science and technology
- Involves: Andrew Griffith, Borrowing in August (£18.3bn), Chancellor John Healey's first Budget, Consumer price inflation, Consumer price inflation in the year to August, Emma Reynolds, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), John Healey, Martin Beck, Nick Ridpath, Office for National Statistics

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- 2026-09-22T06:45:02.479Z - BBC News: [Unexpected UK borrowing surge adds to pre-Budget pressure on chancellor](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c68049m18435o)

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