THE national government’s outstanding debt ballooned to a record-high P7.802 trillion in March due to currency adjustments and net issuance of government securities, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported on Tuesday.

In a statement, the Treasury bureau said the amount was a 4.7-percent or P350.701-billion increase from February’s P7.451 trillion.

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