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UK inflation slows to 2.3% in April on lower energy costs – business live

Economists had expected a bigger slowdown to 2.1%

The inflation figures are a bit of a disappointment for the chancellor Jeremy Hunt. And the public finance figures aren’t good either.

The government borrowed £20.5bn in April, the fourth highest April borrowing since monthly records began in 1993.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Economists had expected a bigger slowdown to 2.1%The inflation figures are a bit of a disappointment for the chancellor Jeremy Hunt. And the public finance figures aren’t good either.The government borrowed £20.5bn in April, the fourth highest April borrowing since monthly records began in 1993. Continue reading…