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Higher pay and benefits drives government borrowing higher

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79% Informative

Borrowing, the difference between spending and income from taxes, was 151.9bn in the year to March .

The amount borrowed was much higher than the UK 's official forecaster predicted.

The Office for National Statistics said borrowing for the financial year was the third highest on record.

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87

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90

Neutral language

44

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formal

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English

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50

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not hateful

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short-lived

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