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Central government spending is up 1.8%

Central government spending is continuing to rise, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics.

Central government spending is continuing to rise, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics.

According to the latest statistics, spending between April and June was 4.5% higher than in the same months in 2012 and for the month of June, it was 1.8% higher than the year before.

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