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David Bond

Jeremy Hunt vows to ‘drive down’ government debt after leap to £20bn

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is preparing a medium-term fiscal plan (Victoria Jones/PA)

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ChancellorJeremy Hunt said on Friday he would do “whatever is necessary” to drive down Britain’s debts after official figures showed public sector borrowing rose to £20 billion last month.

Higher interest payments on government debt helped push borrowing to the second highest September number since records began in 1993 and £2.2 billion more than the same period last year.

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