ONS
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But he also lamented poor discipline, pointing to handing over possession with penalties, too many knock ons, and line-out errors.
From Barron's
The ONS said revenues from self-assessed taxes were 46.4 billion pounds, up 10.5 billion pounds from January 2025 and a record high.
The ONS said interest payments totaled 1.5 billion pounds, down 5 billion pounds from a year earlier and the lowest monthly figure since March 2020.
The ONS said that the current budget surplus, which measures the gap between day-to-day spending and revenues, was 40.9 billion pounds in January.
In a separate release, the ONS said retail sales were up 1.8% in January from the previous month, a stronger-than-expected outcome driven by sales of artworks and antiques.
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