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Year Inflation GDP-UK £ billion nominal Population-UK million Total Direct Revenue-total £ billion nominal 1966 5.42 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.643 13.85 a 1967 3.03 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 54.959 15.04 a 1968 4.44 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.214 16.62 a 1969 6.75 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.461 19.08 a 1970 9.92 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.632 21.28 a 1971 8.57 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 55.928 23.12 a 1972 7.9 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.097 24.78 a 1973 9.39 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.223 26.52 a 1974 15.8 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.236 29.97 a 1975 25.7 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.226 38.30 a 1976 16.02 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.216 48.48 a 1977 14.17 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.190 57.13 a 1978 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.178 63.76 a 1979 14.98 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.240 70.98 a 1980 19.69 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.330 86.68 a 1981 12.31 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.358 102.98 a 1982 8.16 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.291 121.92 a 1983 5.78 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.316 132.88 a 1984 5.34 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.409 141.35 a 1985 5.63 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.554 151.32 a 1986 4.6 measuringworth.com/ukgdp 56.684 162.21 a Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1966: GDP: www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/ Measuring Worth - UK GDP Revenue: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/publicsectorfinances ONS PSF time series dataset Debt: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Historical-Statistics-B-Mitchell/dp/1107402441/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366835878&sr=8-1 B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 1986: GDP: www.measuringworth.org/ukgdp/ Measuring Worth - UK GDP Revenue: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/publicsectorfinances ONS PSF time series dataset Debt: obr.uk/data/ OBR Public Finances Databank

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Total Direct Revenue
Fiscal Years 1966 to 1986
Year	Inflation	GDP-UK £ billion nominal	Population-UK million	Total Direct Revenue -total -total £ billion nominal
1966	5.42	MW gdp	54.643	13.85	a
1967	3.03	MW gdp	54.959	15.04	a
1968	4.44	MW gdp	55.214	16.62	a
1969	6.75	MW gdp	55.461	19.08	a
1970	9.92	MW gdp	55.632	21.28	a
1971	8.57	MW gdp	55.928	23.12	a
1972	7.9	MW gdp	56.097	24.78	a
1973	9.39	MW gdp	56.223	26.52	a
1974	15.8	MW gdp	56.236	29.97	a
1975	25.7	MW gdp	56.226	38.30	a
1976	16.02	MW gdp	56.216	48.48	a
1977	14.17	MW gdp	56.190	57.13	a
1978	12.31	MW gdp	56.178	63.76	a
1979	14.98	MW gdp	56.240	70.98	a
1980	19.69	MW gdp	56.330	86.68	a
1981	12.31	MW gdp	56.358	102.98	a
1982	8.16	MW gdp	56.291	121.92	a
1983	5.78	MW gdp	56.316	132.88	a
1984	5.34	MW gdp	56.409	141.35	a
1985	5.63	MW gdp	56.554	151.32	a
1986	4.6	MW gdp	56.684	162.21	a
Legend: a - actual outturn Data Sources for 1966: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Revenue: ONS PSF time series dataset Debt: B.R. Mitchell, British Historical Statistics Data Sources for 1986: GDP: Measuring Worth - UK GDP Revenue: ONS PSF time series dataset Debt: OBR Public Finances Databank

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Category (max 7)	Sub-category	Central Gov.	General Gov.	Local Auth.	Total
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2025-26 Forecast	March 2025 £ billion	March 2026 £ billion
Central Government	£1,157.6	£1,071.1
Local Authorities	£71.4	£67.9
Total UK Revenue	£1,229.0	£1,139.0

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Time Series Chart of UK Public Revenue

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UK Revenue and Deficit Forecast -- March 2026

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