Javid's budget plans under pressure after borrowing increase
by Phillip Inman from on (#4SZRH)
Chancellor hit by spending squeeze as borrowing climbs by a fifth in run-up to Brexit
The chancellor has suffered a squeeze on public spending in the run-up to next month's budget after an increase in borrowing to 9.4bn in September.
A spending upturn across Whitehall departments and the rising costs of the winter fuel allowance for pensioners pushed borrowing beyond last September's 8.8bn, knocking Sajid Javid's plans to inject billions of pounds into public services and infrastructure projects in his first budget on 6 November.
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