UK Posts Largest Budget Surplus on Record in World Economy News 21/02/2026 UK Posts Largest Public Surplus on Record Public sector net borrowing, excluding public sector banks, in the UK recorded a £30.4 billion surplus in January 2026, doubling from £14.5 billion in the same month a year earlier, and above the expected £23.8 billion. This marks the biggest budget surplus since records began in 1993, as public sector receipts surged during the peak tax collection month, supported by strong inflows from capital gains tax as companies and individuals brought forward asset sales ahead of planned tax increases. At the same time, lower debt interest payments helped contain expenditure growth. As a result, public sector net borrowing for the first ten months of the fiscal year totaled £112.1 billion, undershooting the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast of £120.4 billion, offering some fiscal relief for the government amid ongoing budget pressures. Source: Trading Economics 2026-02-21 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share