Claim: Government borrowing is going up in every year of the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast published this week.
Fact-check: Government borrowing is not forecast to increase year on year - Full Fact
Verdict: this is potentially confusing, and doesn't fully explain what the figures show. the obr forecasts that government borrowing will decrease year on year throughout the forecast period, though the government is now expected to borrow more than previously forecast last november.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2024-03-07T00:00:00