Surprise good news as government borrowing less than half forecast

The authorities borrowed the slightest magnitude of wealth successful 3 years past month, authoritative figures showed, successful a astonishment bout of bully quality for the Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Not since July 2021, successful the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, was authorities borrowing truthful low, according to information from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Increases successful taxation and nationalist security receipts meant nationalist assemblage nett borrowing was £1.1bn successful July, meaning determination was a £1.1bn spread betwixt authorities spending and income.

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That's little than fractional the fig (£2.6bn) expected by economists polled by the Reuters quality agency.

But borrowing was inactive £6bn higher successful the archetypal 4 months of the fiscal year, which started successful April, than the aforesaid play successful 2024.

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Responding to the figures Ms Reeves's deputy, main caput to the Treasury, Darren Jones, said:

"Far excessively overmuch payer wealth is spent connected involvement payments for the longstanding nationalist debt.

"That's wherefore we're driving down authorities borrowing implicit the people of the parliament - truthful moving radical don't person to ft the measure and we tin put successful amended schools, hospitals, and services for moving families."

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