LONDON: The United Kingdom government borrowing soared further in December on emergency action to support the British economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed Friday.

Borrowing last month hit £34.1 billion ($46.6 billion, 38.4 billion euros), a record for December, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.

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