The government’s outstanding debt rose to a record-high P9.61 trillion at end-August on accelerated domestic and foreign borrowings, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr).

Data from the Treasury bureau showed on Wednesday that the January-to-August amount was a 4.92-percent or P450.88-billion increase from P9.16 trillion at end-July.

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