UK public finances weaken in first half of tax year ahead of Brexit budget
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LONDON, Reuters - British public borrowing rose more than a fifth in the first half of the tax year, official figures showed on Tuesday, as a decade-long trend of deficit reduction comes to an end even before Brexit.Public sector net borrowing in September alone totalled 9.4 billion pounds, excluding public-sector banks, up from 8.8 billion in September 2018 and just below economists' average forecast of a 9.7 billion pound deficit in a Reuters poll.But looking at the six months since the start..