August’s public finances figures provided further evidence that the government’s financial position isn’t as bad as the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicted back in March. But the rumours of the Chancellor’s stricter fiscal rules suggest that in the Budget on 27th October he is more likely to use any windfall to reduce borrowing at a faster pace rather than provide any extra support to the economy.
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