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. Another deficit month, thus to bridge the gap, needs to borrow on the bond market.

In July 2016, 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” 4 auctions of Gilts (UK Government Bonds) by the UK Debt Management Office (http://www.dmo.gov.uk/) to raise cash for HM Treasury:-

20-Jul-2016 4¼% Treasury Gilt 2039 £1,500.0000 Million
13-Jul-2016 0 1/8% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2026 £1,250.0000 Million
07-Jul-2016 1½% Treasury Gilt 2026 £2,584.3190 Million
05-Jul-2016 1½% Treasury Gilt 2021 £2,874.9960 Million

When you add the cash raised:-

∑(1,500 Million + £1,250 Million + £2,584.319 Million + £2,874.9960 Million =  £8,209.32 Million

£8,209.32  Million = £8.209 Billion

On another way of looking at it, is in the 31 days in July, HM Government borrowed:-

£264 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 2021, 2026 and 2039. All long term borrowings, we are mortgaging our futures, but at least “We are in it together…”