Zahlen zeigen, dass die Staatsverschuldung im Dezember deutlich zurückgegangen ist

UK government borrowing fell sharply in December to £11.6bn, down £7.1bn (38%) from the same month last year, according to the Office for National Statistics. The drop was driven by strong growth in tax receipts — including income tax, VAT, corporation tax and higher employer National Insurance contributions — which outweighed a modest rise in spending.

Despite the improvement, borrowing was still higher than in December 2023 and remained the tenth-highest December figure on record. Over the financial year to December, borrowing totalled £140.4bn, slightly lower than last year and equal to 4.6% of GDP.

The government said the figures show progress in stabilising the economy and reducing borrowing, while economists welcomed recent improvements but warned that overall deficit reduction remains slow.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/timeseries/dzls/pusf

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/bulletins/publicsectorfinances/december2025

UK Public Sector Net Debt & Borrowing (ONS, PSND ex)

Year | Govt Party | Net Debt (£bn) | YoY Change (£bn) | Debt % of GDP | Net Borrowing (£bn)
—–|————|—————|—————–|————–|——————–
2010 | Conservative | 1,153 | — | 70.1% | 133
2011 | Conservative | 1,251 | +98 | 73.8% | 100
2012 | Conservative | 1,354 | +103 | 77.3% | 117
2013 | Conservative | 1,453 | +99 | 79.2% | 95
2014 | Conservative | 1,551 | +98 | 81.5% | 96
2015 | Conservative | 1,603 | +52 | 81.7% | 80
2016 | Conservative | 1,691 | +88 | 82.5% | 61
2017 | Conservative | 1,745 | +54 | 81.7% | 40
2018 | Conservative | 1,799 | +54 | 81.3% | 43
2019 | Conservative | 1,837 | +38 | 84.2% | 45
2020 | Conservative | 2,153 | +316 | 97.6% | 263
2021 | Conservative | 2,365 | +212 | 96.2% | 154
2022 | Conservative | 2,501 | +136 | 93.1% | 99
2023 | Conservative | 2,696 | +195 | 95.8% | 130
2024 | Conservative | 2,819 | +123 | 94.8% | 143
2025*| Labour | ~2,900| +80 | ~95–96% | ~152

*2025 figures provisional (ONS latest / FY 2024–25 borrowing)

Going in the right direction. To make it stick the Gov need to hold their ground with it – they’ve already battered the public and businesses with taxes, so need to stop that – let wages rise to counter the higher taxes – and let the additional tax revenue gradually bring borrowing down.

Also – „tenth-highest December figure on record“ – is that factoring in inflation / value of £1 compared to prior years?

>In December government borrowing – the difference between public spending and tax income – was **£11.6bn**, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
It is down £7.1bn – 38% – from the previous December, and lower than what many economists had predicted, but still higher than that borrowed in the same month in 2023.
Despite the annual fall, the December 2025 figure was the tenth highest for the month since records began in 1993, without adjusting for inflation.
And it remains higher than December 2023, when borrowing stood at **£8.1bn**.

Labour somewhat returns government borrowing to normal (after numerous tax hikes)

To think this is positive is economically illiterate.

Taxpayers are footing an increasing share of the bill for those who do not contribute (being gouged), and there is less impetus on the government to make smart investments using borrowing.

And they are still borrowing out their arse so no, it’s not good.