Based on information from the Workplace for Nationwide Statistics, borrowing – measured because the distinction between public sector spending and revenue – was £3.4bn lower than 12 months in the past.
Figures got here in barely lower than economists’ expectations, who have been polled by Reuters, resulting in a lift for the chancellor Rachel Reeves with the brand new 12 months on the horizon.
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Based on Jessica Barnaby, deputy director of public sector funds on the ONS, this discount this was pushed by central authorities tax receipts which “grew com…