{"id":381179,"date":"2026-09-23T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-government-borrowing-totals-18-3-bn-in-august-will-it-mean-tax-rises\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T01:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:00:23","slug":"uk-government-borrowing-totals-18-3-bn-in-august-will-it-mean-tax-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-government-borrowing-totals-18-3-bn-in-august-will-it-mean-tax-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"UK government borrowing totals \u00a318.3 bn in August &#8211; will it mean tax rises?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uxjNbgDUPeU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK government borrowing totals \u00a318.3 bn in August - will it mean tax rises?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uxjNbgDUPeU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>UK government borrowing totaled \u00a318.3 bn in August.<\/p>\n<p>The war in Iran and the has caused rising costs, meaning the government has to borrow more to find benefits and pensions.<\/p>\n<p>So does the rising cost of borrowing make tax rises more likely in Chancellor Healey&#8217;s upcoming budget?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK government borrowing totaled \u00a318.3 bn in August. 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