July saw the fourth biggest monthly deficit in history behind only the first three months of this fiscal year. A massive increase in debt to over £2 trillion for the first time ever and above 100% of GDP for the first time since 1961 has resulted. But extremely low borrowing costs will allow the government to support the next stage of the recovery too.
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