Government borrowing hit a record high in September, with the biggest deficit for the month since records began in 1993.
ONS figures show £16.2bn was borrowed last month, casting doubts on the government's plans to reduce the deficit, the Guardian reports. Meanwhile, Total borrowing for the first six months of the financial year was £73.5bn, compared to £77.4bn at this stage last year. Read more here Business outrage over '£1bn green tax' Businesses have expressed concerns this morning after details emerged of a "£1bn green tax" buried in yesterday's Spending Review. About 5,000 large and medium-sized firms with bills of more than £500,000 per year will be hit by the new tax, the Telegr...
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