Borrowing surge puts pressure on chancellor ahead of Budget
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- Borrowing was higher than expected in August as inflation piles pressure on the government ahead of the Budget.S1
- Chancellor John Healey is set to deliver his first Budget statement next monthS2
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Borrowing surge puts pressure on chancellor ahead of Budget
Borrowing was higher than expected in August as inflation piles pressure on the government ahead of the Budget.
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Government borrowing surge piles pressure on Healey ahead of first Budget
Chancellor John Healey is set to deliver his first Budget statement next month
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What to know
- Borrowing was higher than expected in August as inflation piles pressure on the government ahead of the Budget.S1
- Chancellor John Healey is set to deliver his first Budget statement next monthS2
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