Britain's borrowing has soared to a record £103.7bn as debt outstripped economic output for the first time in nearly six decades due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The figure, which lays bare the cost to the nation's finances by the COVID-19 crisis, is £87bn more than the same time last year and the highest in any April-May period since current records began in 1993.
Borrowing in May is estimated to have been £55.2bn, roughly nine times or £49.6bn more than for the same month last year and is the highest in any month on record, after April's figure was revised down to £48.5bn from £62.1bn.
It means the UK's debt mountain stood at £1.95trn at the end of May 2020 - up by a fifth or £173.2bn from the same time last year and the largest year-on-year increase ever seen.
This is equivalent to 100.9% of gross domestic product (GDP), the first time it has been exceeded since March 1963.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak, said: "Today's figures confirm that coronavirus is having a severe impact on our public finances.
"The best way to restore our public finances to a more sustainable footing is to safely reopen our economy so people can return to work.
"We've set out our plan to do this in a gradual and safe fashion, including reopening high streets across the country this week, as we kickstart our economic recovery."
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