"Borrowing fell in the year to November as more money was raised from taxes and less was spent on the country's debt interest payments, according to official figures."
"Ruth Gregory, deputy chief UK economist at Capital Economics, said borrowing 'undershooting' expectations meant 'Christmas has come early' for Chancellor Rachel Reeves."
"Dennis Tatarkov, senior economist at KPMG UK, added the government had some 'temporary respite' due to lower interest repayments, but warned the trend was 'unlikely to last' as actual and projected inflation has moved up in recent months."
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