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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jonathan Prynn

FOUND: Public finances in record surplus in january as debt interest costs plummet - You Need To See This

Jeremy Hunt was handed a pre-Budget boost yesterday when official figures showed the Government enjoyed a record monthly surplus in January.

Latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the public sector collected £16.7 billion more in tax than it spent during the month.

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