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Warning high borrowing costs may mean tax rises or spending cuts

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77% Informative

Government spending 7bn a year more paying interest on its debt than it was at the time of the Budget .

Resolution Foundation says higher tax or cuts may be needed if it wants to stick to self-imposed rules.

Government borrowing costs began rising after the Budget last Autumn.

Treasury says commitment to fiscal rules is "non-negotiable".

VR Score

81

Informative language

80

Neutral language

26

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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