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 "id": "public-sector-net-borrowing",
 "title": "Public sector net borrowing",
 "category": "public-finances",
 "summary": "UK public sector net borrowing excluding public sector banks, £ million per calendar year. The ONS records borrowing as a negative number.",
 "unit": "gbp_m",
 "chart": "column",
 "volatile": false,
 "status": "",
 "notes": [],
 "provenance": {
  "publisher": "Office for National Statistics",
  "publisher_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/",
  "source_page": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/timeseries/j5ii/pusf",
  "licence": "OGL-3.0",
  "licence_name": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:52:27Z",
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  "ons_title": "PS: Net Borrowing (excluding public sector banks): £m: CPNSA",
  "cdid": "J5II",
  "ons_dataset": "PUSF",
  "release_date": "2026-10-20T23:00:00.000Z",
  "next_release": "20 November 2026",
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  "label": "Net borrowing",
  "value": -151407.0,
  "period": "2025"
 },
 "series": [
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   "name": "Net borrowing",
   "points": [
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     "x": "2006",
     "v": -43607.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2007",
     "v": -41813.0
    },
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     "x": "2008",
     "v": -88009.0
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    {
     "x": "2009",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2010",
     "v": -148622.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2011",
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    },
    {
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     "v": -130389.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2013",
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    },
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     "x": "2014",
     "v": -104389.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2015",
     "v": -85388.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2016",
     "v": -67635.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2017",
     "v": -56174.0
    },
    {
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     "v": -51376.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2019",
     "v": -49846.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2020",
     "v": -269927.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2021",
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    },
    {
     "x": "2022",
     "v": -104355.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2023",
     "v": -145481.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2024",
     "v": -148560.0
    },
    {
     "x": "2025",
     "v": -151407.0
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}