The budget surplus for January of UK is short of expectations

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The British public finance was dragged into something smaller than the expected surplus in January.

The public sector in January, £ 15.4 billion pounds, and since 1993, the highest of the highest in this month, on Friday, the Office of National Statistics, records and capital tax revenues.

However, it was smaller than £ 20 billion, along with the October budget, while the final publication of the final publications will be published, the expectation of the office for budget liability.

Figures come as struggling to grow Chancellor England’s economy Except for investment receipts, except for investment receipts, are funded by tax revenues, while adapting to self-imposed financial rules.

Its plans threatened to go beyond 9.9 billion pounds in October, including weak economic information, including growth in October.

Separate Tens figures published on Friday showed a stronger recovery in retail in January, 1.7 percent increase in sales per month, decreased by 0.6 percent in December.

However, in three months, retail sales were 0.6 percent lower than the previous quarter until January.

The pound was slightly strengthened in retail data, but then returned to trade by 0.1 percent compared to $ 1.266.

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On Friday, the borrowers for the fiscal year were borrowed until January, and more than £ 118.2bn £ 11.2BN was more than 11.8 billion pounds and more than £ 105.4BN was waiting in October.

Alex Kerr, UK economist, advice in the capital economy, the latest economic information “fleeing bad news” in the latest economic information, stressed the difficult choices of Chancellor.

He added that “the government was put pressure on the spending of high defense,” Ob may result in the occurrence of Chancellor’s headroom against fisal rules. ”

“The financial position of the United Kingdom remains a concern,” he said.

“If the Chancellor remains faithful to his financial goals, the Spring statement may be more taxable and spending changes,” he said.

The fiscal worldview between the British financial outlook still can still improve, and in addition to the expression of 26 March, the tax increase or harsh spending reduction is unnecessary.

However, the OBB’s initial forecast for the treasury this month was removed from the headroom of Reeves.

At the beginning of the calendar year, a budget surplus is often occurring, because in late January, the self-evaluated income and capital gains fall.

They, in January 2025, from £ 36.2 billion pounds of £ 36.2 billion £ 3.8 billion £ 3.8 billion, monthly notes – still in 1999 – still less than the OBR predictions.

The tax revenues under the fur include the main weakness of the economy, but the government’s expenditures have been operating ahead of its predictions.

Secretary-General of the Treasury Secretary General Darren Jones, the government’s “commitment to achieving economic stability and discussing the financial rules that can be discussed,” he said.

This article has been changed to reflect the fact of reducing the expectations of the January-growth in the financial gain of the state since the initial publication