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Public Sector: Borrowing

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyTreasuryTabled Answered 3 June 2026UIN 3242

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected level of public sector net borrowing is for this financial year.

Answered by Torsten Bell

This data is available at Table A.9: Fiscal aggregates in the March 2026 Economic and Fiscal Outlook published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

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