UK plans to raise 275 billion pounds of debt from April through Aug

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it planned to raise at least 275 billion pounds ($340 billion) of government debt from April until the end of August, up by around 50 billion pounds from a previous estimate for the April to July period.Britain's government is ramping up bond issuance to pay for a surge in borrowing to fund its response to the coronavirus pandemic.($1 = 0.8080 pounds)