PSBR rise
The April public sector borrowing requirement rose by pounds 4.7bn, reflecting the continuing cost of recession, according to official figures out yesterday. The deficit came despite pounds 1.4bn in privatisation receipts from Scottish Electricity shares sales and debt repayments by English electrical companies.
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