Britain's government borrowed more than expected in August, pushing the deficit for the financial year so far further above official forecasts and adding to a tough backdrop for finance minister John Healey ahead of his first budget.
Higher-than-expected figure will make chancellor’s aim of calming jittery bond markets more difficult Business live – latest updates The UK government borrowed a higher-than-expected £18.3bn last month, increasing the pressure on John Healey as he…
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news ONS senior statistician Tom Davies said: “Borrowing in the financial year so far was lower than over the same period last year.
