HMRC collects £391.6 billion in tax and National Insurance over five months
The UK tax authority’s monthly statistics show a £24.9 billion increase from the same period a year earlier.
Event / data period: 2026-08
Published: · Updated:
HM Revenue and Customs reported £391.6 billion in tax, National Insurance contributions and other receipts between April and August 2026. The total was £24.9 billion higher than in the corresponding period a year earlier.
HMRC said year-on-year comparisons should be treated with caution because it has begun monthly alignment of Income Tax, National Insurance and VAT figures with accounting data. Receipts from April 2026 are provisional and may be revised during the annual alignment process in 2027.
Data
Fiscal measure reported by the source
Fiscal figure reported by the official source.
- HMRC tax and National Insurance receipts, April-August 2026
- 391.6 billion GBP
- 2026-08 · Observed
Methodology
The amount, period and basis are reproduced as stated by the source; no additional calculation is made.
Updated:
Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- Government budgetSuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlywww.gov.uk ↗
- Taxation policySuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: National Insurance, tax authoritywww.gov.uk ↗
Geographic references
Only source-provided geographic references are shown. Opening an external map is optional. Optional story maps use OpenStreetMap. Opening a map sends your IP address and this site’s address to the map provider; location data remains readable as text without loading the map.
- United Kingdom · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredwww.gov.uk ↗