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A real-time dashboard of UK government spending for the 2025-2026 tax year.
LIVE
Tax Year
6 Apr 2025 - 5 Apr 2026
Tax Year Progress
Day 104 of 365 (28.31% complete)
Spending Rate
£28,158.30/sec
Top Spending Areas
Welfare£192bn
Health£179bn
State Pensions£101bn
Revenue Sources
Income Tax, CGT & NICs57.0%
VAT21.0%
Business Taxes10.0%
Fuel Duty2.9%
Stamp Taxes2.1%
Alcohol Duty1.5%
Inheritance Tax1.0%
Tobacco Duty0.9%
Air Passenger Duty0.5%
Environmental Taxes0.3%
Total Projected Spend
£888,000,000,000
2025-26 financial year
Per Second Rate
£28,158.30
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Live Spending Counter for 2025/26 Tax Year
LIVE
£251,416,891,621.54
+£28,158.30 per second
Welfare
21.6%
Total Allocated£191,808,000,000.00
Spent So Far£54,306,048,590.25
£6,082.19/second
Health
20.2%
Total Allocated£179,376,000,000.00
Spent So Far£50,786,212,107.55
£5,687.98/second
State Pensions
11.4%
Total Allocated£101,232,000,000.00
Spent So Far£28,661,525,644.86
£3,210.05/second
National Debt Interest
11.1%
Total Allocated£98,568,000,000.00
Spent So Far£27,907,274,969.99
£3,125.57/second
Education
10.2%
Total Allocated£90,576,000,000.00
Spent So Far£25,644,522,945.40
£2,872.15/second
Defence
5.2%
Total Allocated£46,176,000,000.00
Spent So Far£13,073,678,364.32
£1,464.23/second
Public Order and Safety
4.4%
Total Allocated£39,072,000,000.00
Spent So Far£11,062,343,231.35
£1,238.97/second
Transport
4.2%
Total Allocated£37,296,000,000.00
Spent So Far£10,559,509,448.10
£1,182.65/second
Business and Industry
4.2%
Total Allocated£37,296,000,000.00
Spent So Far£10,559,509,448.10
£1,182.65/second
Government Administration
2.1%
Total Allocated£18,648,000,000.00
Spent So Far£5,279,754,724.05
£591.32/second
Housing and Utilities
1.8%
Total Allocated£15,984,000,000.00
Spent So Far£4,525,504,049.19
£506.85/second
Environment
1.4%
Total Allocated£12,432,000,000.00
Spent So Far£3,519,836,482.70
£394.22/second
Culture
1.2%
Total Allocated£10,656,000,000.00
Spent So Far£3,017,002,699.46
£337.90/second
Overseas Aid
0.7%
Total Allocated£6,216,000,000.00
Spent So Far£1,759,918,241.35
£197.11/second
Outstanding payments to the EU
0.6%
Total Allocated£5,328,000,000.00
Spent So Far£1,508,501,349.73
£168.95/second
Live Spending Progress
Real-time spending vs. total allocation (Top 8 categories)
How We Estimate the 2025-2026 Tax Take
Summary
Based on HMRC's outturn for 2024–25 (£857.8 bn, +3.5% year‑on‑year) and the OBR's forecasts—particularly the employer NICs uplift and frozen thresholds boosting receipts in 2025–26—we project HMRC cash receipts for 2025–26 to be around £888 bn. This assumes a repeat of last year's 3.5% growth.
References
- HMRC collected £857.8 bn in 2024–25 (3.5% ↑) - Annual Bulletin
- £142.8 bn receipts Apr–May '25 (+£8.6 bn) - Monthly Bulletin
- OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook March 2025
- Income Tax: £330.7 bn forecast for 2025–26 (26.9% receipts)
- OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook March 2025 (PDF)
- Spring Statement 2025 - GDP growth cut to 1.0% in 2025
- NICs: £200.6 bn forecast for 2025–26 (6.7% GDP) (Office for Budget Responsibility)
- One‑off EPR levy adds £1.6 bn a year from 2025–26 (Office for Budget Responsibility)
- OBR: Tax-to‑GDP share to hit a historic peak in 2027–28 (Office for Budget Responsibility)
- OBR: Receipts forecast summary (Chapter 4) (Office for Budget Responsibility)
- OBR: TRF and capital taxes recovery (Office for Budget Responsibility)