Another month, guess what, take a lucky guess, it is the same old story, HM Government, spends more money than it receives via taxes and duties.
Now we are in a Covid 19 world. UK’s HM Government needs to fund many new demands. [www.dmo.gov.uk]
https://dmo.gov.uk/dmo_static_reports/Gilt%20Operations.pdf
Another deficit month, thus to bridge the gap, needs to borrow on the bond market In March 2022, the HM Government had to borrow money to meet the difference between tax revenues and public sector expenditure. The term for this is The PSNCR: The Public Sector Net Cash Requirement. There were only 3 auctions of Gilts (UK Government Bonds) by the UK Debt Management Office to raise cash for HM Treasury:-
15-Mar-2022 0 1/8% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2031 3 months £1,239.4000 Million
08-Mar-2022 1¼% Treasury Gilt 2051 £1,874.9990 Million
02-Mar-2022 0¼% Treasury Gilt 2025 £3,250.0000 Million
£1,239.4000 Million + £1,874.9990 Million + £3,250.0000 Million = £6,364.399 Million
£6,364.399 Million = £6.364399 Billion
On another way of looking at it, is in the 31 days in March 2022, HM Government borrowed:- £205.3031935483870967741935483871 Million each day for the 31 days.
We are fortunate, while the global banking and financial markets still has the confidence in HM Government to buy the Gilts (Lend money to the UK), the budget deficit keeps rising. What is also alarming, is the dates these bond mature in 2051. All long term borrowings, we are mortgaging our futures, but at least “We Are In It Together……“
