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Thursday 19 February 2009

Recession reduces total tax paid

The recession has led to a £7bn fall in the amount of tax paid in January by individuals and businesses, official figures show.

Public finances are typically boosted by annual tax receipts in January, but these have fallen as unemployment rises and company profits decline.

Government borrowing for the full financial year is now expected to exceed its own forecasts of £77bn.

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