Britain's public borrowing up 1 bln pounds in April: ONS


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  • Friday, 23 May 2025

LONDON, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Public borrowing in the United Kingdom (UK) surged to 20.2 billion British pounds (27.07 billion U.S. dollars) in April, marking the fourth-highest level since monthly records began in 1993, official data showed Thursday.

The borrowing, the difference between spending and income, went up 1 billion pounds from the same period last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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