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Covid spending pushes deficit to highest levels since Second World War

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Covid spending pushes deficit to highest levels since Second World War

Covid spending pushes deficit to highest levels since Second World War

The huge sums that the Government has borrowed during the Covid-19 crisis have pushed the deficit to its highest point since the end of the Second World War, according to new figures.


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