The OBR, which monitors the UK government’s spending plans and performance, predicted borrowing of £15.1bn for September, less than the actual figure that came in.
It marks a continuation of a trend where official figures have been overshooting OBR forecasts.
The ONS figure for borrowing the first six months of the financial year is £79.6bn, compared with £73.0bn forecast by the OBR.
The monthly figure for September was, however, lower than expected by economists, who had collectively predicted borrowing of £17.5bn.
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