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UK GOVERNMENT BORROWING HITS £18.3 BILLION AND EXCEEDS EVERY ECONOMIST FORECAST

UK government borrowing reached £18.3 billion in August, exceeding every economist forecast in a Reuters poll. Borrowing in the financial year so far has reached £77.3 billion, £8.1 billion above the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast, increasing pressure ahead of the October 28 budget.