Government borrowing down

[Regiment]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2104225/Bo...


Looks like Mr Osbourne is actually doing a really good job and we're paying off our debts finally.

[roachcoach]

Now if we could just convince the councils to quit spending a half a billion on new CCTV it could be even better

[Puggit]

Isn't January the month when self-assessment needs to be paid by...

[Sonic]

Yes.

"The ONS also pointed out that the public sector finance figures for January are traditionally flattered because that is always a month when tax receipts are higher than usual, due to self-assessment tax returns and quarterly corporation tax payments."

[theaxe]

Plus the £100m+ of late SA filing fines!

[BoRED S2upid]

For one month! be back to normal soon enough.

[Mr GrimNasty]

BoRED S2upid said:

For one month! be back to normal soon enough.

Yep, probably. January = exceptionally high tax receipts always.