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Meanings of public borrowing in English

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Usage of public borrowing in English
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Infrastructure costs money but he has made a taboo of public borrowing.
The Guardian
2
Moving back towards the 2% level would therefore mean higher public borrowing.
The Guardian
3
And despite public borrowing still jumping, the government may yet spend more, he said.
BBC
4
That ripping noise you just heard was Darling tearing up the public borrowing forecasts.
The Guardian
5
But the about-turn on public borrowing was almost as spectacular.
The Guardian
6
The only question would be: by how much would they allow public borrowing to rise?
The Guardian
7
The economy depends far too heavily on private and, to a lesser extent, public borrowing.
The Guardian
8
Those rules required public borrowing to be equal to capital investment over a full economic cycle.
The Irish Times
9
Any sharper downturn and Mr Brown would breach his "golden rule" for public borrowing.
The Irish Times
10
There is no alternative but to try to reflate the economy through extra public borrowing and spending.
The Guardian
11
The lack of viable alternatives -whether public borrowing or bonds -gives these companies a captive market.
The Guardian
12
Despite declaring he would cut taxes and reduce borrowing, he raised them and increased public borrowing even more.
Reuters
13
And public borrowing had been rising for several years as Labour spent too much relative to its tax income.
The Guardian
14
He has dropped calls for joint debt issuance to fund public borrowing, which is a red flag for Merkel.
Reuters
15
Fitch warned on Wednesday that its top credit rating is at risk due to weak growth and high public borrowing.
Reuters
16
Now leading a minority government, Gillard is desperate to re-gather support in a country where public borrowing is viewed with suspicion.
Reuters
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Public borrowing across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common