Public finances
Government receipts, borrowing and debt, the taxes HM Revenue and Customs collects, among them income tax in Scotland and Wales, the number of Income Tax payers in the UK by their highest rate, the share of estates paying Inheritance Tax, public spending by function from HM Treasury, with spending per head in each of the UK's nations and each nation's net fiscal balance, UK aid and its share of national income from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, average council tax in England and Wales and the property and landfill taxes Scotland and Wales collect, with each English council's capital spending and receipts, its spending on services and the council tax it collects, and England's collection rates for council tax and business rates.
Datasets
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Average Band D council tax, England
£2,391.52Average Band D · 2026/27
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Verified
Average Band D council tax, Wales
£2,283.08Average Band D · 2026/27
Welsh Government Verified
Band D council tax by council, England
£2,391.52England · 2026/27
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+19 more Verified
Band D council tax by council, Wales
£2,283.08Wales · 2026/27
Welsh Government+18 more Verified
Band D parish council tax by parish, England
£99.79England · 2026/27
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+21 more Verified
Budgeted revenue spending, England's strategic authorities
£8.77bnGreater London Authority · 2026/27
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+10 more Verified
Capital expenditure by council, England
£31.57bnEngland · 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+19 more Verified
Capital receipts by council, England
£4.22bnEngland · 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+19 more Verified
Council tax and business rates collection rates, England
95.60%Council tax collected · 2025/26
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Verified
Council tax collectable by council, England
£44.98bnEngland · 2025/26
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+21 more Verified
Council tax collected by council, England
£43.00bnEngland · 2025/26
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+21 more Verified
Council tax collection rate by council, England
95.60%England · 2025/26
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+21 more Verified
Estates paying Inheritance Tax, UK
4.72%Taxed · 2023/24
HM Revenue and Customs Verified
HMRC tax receipts by financial year
£937.8bnTotal HMRC receipts · 2025/26
HM Revenue and Customs Verified
Income Tax payers by marginal rate, UK
36,700,000All Income Tax payers · 2023/24
HM Revenue and Customs Verified
Land Transaction Tax due, Wales
£26.5mResidential, tax due · Sep 2026
Welsh Revenue Authority Verified
Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, Scotland
£94.4mTotal LBTT due · Oct 2026
Revenue Scotland Verified
Landfill Disposals Tax due, Wales
£6.9mLandfill Disposals Tax due · Q2 2026
Welsh Revenue Authority Verified
Mayoral precepts, England's strategic authorities
£510.51Greater London Authority · 2026/27
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+7 more Verified
Monthly receipts of the main taxes
£22.9bnIncome tax · Sep 2026
HM Revenue and Customs Verified
Net current expenditure by council, England
£156.36bnEngland · 2025/26
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+21 more Verified
Net fiscal balance, England's regions and the UK's nations
£151.8bnUnited Kingdom · 2024/25
Office for National Statistics+8 more Verified
Net fiscal balance, the UK's nations
£151.8bnUnited Kingdom · 2024/25
Office for National Statistics Verified
Parish precepts, England
£941,643,702.20England · 2026/27
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+21 more Verified
Public sector current receipts
£1,198.9bnCurrent receipts · 2025
Office for National Statistics Verified
Public sector net borrowing
−£151.4bnNet borrowing · 2025
Office for National Statistics Verified
Public sector net debt as a share of GDP
94.0%Net debt, % of GDP · Sep 2026
Office for National Statistics Verified
Public spending on services by function, UK
£1,227.6bnPublic spending on services · 2025–26
HM Treasury+7 more Verified
Public spending per head by function, UK and its nations
£13,504United Kingdom, all functions · 2024/25
HM Treasury+6 more Verified
Public spending per head, England's regions and the UK's nations
£13,504United Kingdom · 2024/25
HM Treasury+10 more Verified
Public spending per head, UK and its nations
£13,504United Kingdom · 2024/25
HM Treasury Verified
Revenue expenditure by council, England
£144.11bnEngland · 2025/26
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+21 more Verified
Scottish Landfill Tax
£19mScottish Landfill Tax declared · Q2 2026
Revenue Scotland Verified
Scottish income tax by band
£18.6bnScottish income tax · 2024/25
HM Revenue and Customs Verified
Scottish income taxpayers by band
3,036,400Scottish taxpayers · 2024/25
HM Revenue and Customs Verified
Spending on services by council, England
£144.43bnEngland · 2025/26
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government+21 more Verified
UK aid as a share of national income
0.44%Aid as a share of GNI · 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Verified
UK aid spending
£13.1bnUK aid · 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Verified
Welsh income tax by band
£7.8bnWelsh income tax · 2024/25
HM Revenue and Customs Verified
Welsh income taxpayers by band
1,660,400Welsh taxpayers · 2024/25
HM Revenue and Customs Verified