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When will Boris get serious about balancing the budget?

22 July 2021

8:44 AM

22 July 2021

8:44 AM

Should we be pleased that net government borrowing for June came in below expectations, at £22.8 billion – £5.5 billion less than June 2020? Should we see it as a sign that the economy is recovering a little faster than had been hoped? That is the spin being put on the public borrowing figures released this morning.

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