https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/ons/ The latest Flip News stories on ONS. en-GB Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:22:41 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/business/uk-borrowing-august-18bn-healey-budget/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/uk-borrowing-august-18bn-healey-budget/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The UK borrowed £18.3 billion in August, overshooting City and official forecasts as soaring debt-interest costs ate into the chancellor's fiscal headroom a month before his debut budget. James Calloway United Kingdom John Healey UK budget ONS public borrowing Andy Burnham The Times