The Independent (November 21)
2024/ 11/ 23 by jd in Global News
“The latest public sector borrowing figures are enough to have anyone inside 11 Downing Street heading for the drinks cabinet. The total came to £17.4bn in October; that’s £1.6bn more than this time last year, £5bn higher than City forecasts, and…. worryingly close to the £18.2bn recorded in October 2020, during the height of the pandemic.” All of this suggests “more tax rises could be on the way.”
Tags: £17.4bn, 2020, Borrowing, Downing Street, October, Pandemic, Public sector, Tax rises
