HM Government Borrowings: August 2018

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 August 2018 , 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” 2 auctions of Gilts (UK Government Bonds) by the UK Debt Management Office (http://www.dmo.gov.uk/) to raise cash for HM Treasury:-

08-Aug-2018 1 5/8% Treasury Gilt 2028 £2,500 Million
21-Aug-2018 0 1/8% Index-linked Treasury Gilt 2028 3 months £1,100 Million

When you add the cash raised:-

(£2,500 Million + 1,100 Million) =  £3,600 Million

£3,600 Million = £3.6 Billion

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

£116 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 2028. All long term borrowings, we are mortgaging our futures, but at least “We Are In It Together….”

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