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UK government borrowing falls slightly in May

2016-06-21 10:46:30| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Government borrowing fell slightly in May compared to the same month a year ago, according to official figures.

Government borrowing falls in January

2016-02-19 10:48:49| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The UK recorded the largest public finances surplus for any January since 2008, while retail sales growth rose much faster than expected.

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Australia: Turnbull government spends big on emissions cuts, but falls short on targets: Critics

2015-11-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Age: Almost half the money the Turnbull government has set aside to pay for emissions cuts has now been committed, after a further $557 million was spent under the second auction of its emissions reduction fund. But the auction results that were released on Thursday have again sparked criticism from policy observers, who said they showed the fund would achieve only a small proportion of the emissions cuts needed to meet Australia's international climate targets. Projects that won contracts under the...

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