Government debt is going up, but not the repayments
Net debt
Public debt interest expense
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$600bn
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$320.7bn
$309.4bn
$320bn
$322.3bn
$337.7bn
$350.2bn
$350.7bn
$342bn
$350.9bn
$359.9bn
$376.7bn
$373.6bn
$401.7bn
$403bn
$429.6bn
$491.2bn
$580.8bn
$611.1bn