The UK budget deficit surpassed the official estimate in the financial year to September, reaching the second highest level on record due to higher debt costs, data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Tuesday.
In the first half of the year, public sector net borrowing rose by GBP 11.5 billion from the last year to GBP 99.8 billion.
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by Renju Jaya
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