THE national government’s outstanding debt surged to a record P7.915 trillion in May due to the net issuances of both domestic and foreign loans and foreign-exchange fluctuations, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Treasury bureau said the amount was a 1.7-percent or P128.717-billion increase from April’s P7.786 trillion.

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