For the 11 months to February, borrowing stood at £278.8bn, compared to £50.6bn a year earlier, the highest for the period since comparable records began in 1993
The latest monthly figures, published on Friday by the Office for National Statistics , showed that the Treasury's tax take from the battered economy was £1.5bn lighter in February than a year earlier, with revenues from VAT, business rates and fuel duty falling notably.
An additional £5.8bn was also spent on procurement and pay, largely reflecting the efforts of the health service and other government bodies to fight the pandemic. Chancellor Rishi Sunak, responding to the data, said his £352bn of total extra spending and tax cuts so far had been the responsible thing to do.
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