Government borrowing - the difference between spending and income from taxes - has fallen to the lowest number in three years.
Treasury officials said it showed that Chancellor Rachel Reeves' plan is working.
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But economists have warned that the good news is likely temporary - if the economic fallout from the Middle East war continues and inflation picks up, the cost of borrowing will increase again.
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