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UK borrowing figures set to overshoot forecasts

by Paul Grant

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20 Dec 2002

Link: Top economists unsure of Brown's forecasts

As official figures published yesterday showed the UK's finances falling further in to the red, economists are predicting that Britain's net borrowing for the year could be as high as £30bn, a significant increase on the prediction of £20bn made in Brown's pre-Budget report.

The rise in borrowing could lead to higher taxes or cuts in public spending in the long-term and could force the chancellor to adjust his public borrowing requirement figures again in the March Budget.

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