UK government borrowing was £22.3bn ($29.57) in October, the highest figure for the month since records began.
It takes borrowing for this tax year so far to £214.9bn ($285bn), which is £169.1bn more than the same period for in the previous year.
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak will publish his spending review next week, which will reportedly contain a public sector pay freeze to help stabilise finances.
Jonathan Athow, from the Office for National Statistics, says the coronavirus pandemic has thrown government budget plans in the air.
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