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Surprise UK Deficit Shows Limits Facing Healey in First Budget

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Britain posted a surprise budget deficit in July, underscoring the fragile state of the public finances as Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey begins to draw up his crucial autumn budget.

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Bloomberg Economics ·2h ago

Surprise UK Deficit Shows Limits Facing Healey in First Budget

Britain posted a surprise budget deficit in July, underscoring the fragile state of the public finances as Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey begins to draw up his crucial autumn budget.