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Inflation and government borrowing highest for a year ahead of next week's Budget

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 10:16 AM · 1 min read
Inflation and government borrowing highest for a year ahead of next week's Budget — BBC Business, Berlin Business news
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Inflation accelerated to 3.5% from 3.1% in the year to September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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