{
  "id": 2977449,
  "title": "National debt 'will hit £4tn by 2033' in borrowing binge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/national-debt-will-hit-4tn-by-2033-in-borrowing-binge",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T07:12:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16075109/National-debt-hit-4tn-2033-borrowing-binge.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Official data last week showed government debt is just below £3trillion - a milestone it looks set to hit in the coming months - having been £350bn at the turn of the century.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}