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Government borrowing rises
21/08/2024
Cost of public services sees government borrowing rise
Government borrowing rose by more than expected to £3.1 billion last month, marking the highest July borrowing since 2021, according to official figures.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing was £1.8 billion more than in July last year.
The total for July was £3 billion more than forecast by Britain’s official forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), and more than the £1.1 billion most economists were pencilling in.
Borrowing in the financial year so far to July 2024 was £51.4 billion, £500 million less than in the same four-month period a year earlier, but the fourth highest year-to-July borrowing since monthly records began in January 1993, the ONS said.
Published: by Radio NewsHub