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HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions report
Newsletter issue – April 2026
HMRC regularly releases a bulletin to update on the amount of tax and NI receipts it receives. The latest report revealed a couple of new records and reflects the impact caused by the Chancellor's changes to various tax regimes.
Total gross HMRC tax and NICs receipts for April 2025 to January 2026 equalled £784.9 billion. This was £65.6 billion higher than the same period last year.
Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax & NICs Total were £460.7bn (up £52.0bn year-on-year). PAYE was £388.2bn (up £39.1bn). Self-Assessment brought in £70.3bn (up £12.8bn). January 2026 SA receipts are the highest on record.
Total VAT receipts were £154.3bn (up £9.0bn) with January 2026 VAT receipts being the highest on record. The growth was influenced by inflation and shifts in consumer spending.
Business Taxes, which include Corporation Tax, the Bank Levy, Digital Services Tax, and the Energy Profits Levy totalled £81.8bn (up £1.8bn). There were record-high December 2025 receipts due to strong onshore Corporation Tax receipts.
Stamp Taxes and Annual Tax Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) were £17.0bn (up £1.9bn). Receipts were influenced by Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) rate changes, increased transaction volumes around Budget periods and the threshold changes effective from April 2025.
Inheritance Tax (IHT) totalled £7.1bn (up £0.1bn). The slightly higher receipts were linked to increased asset values and frozen thresholds (to 2030/31).
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