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Using the borrowed money for these purposes allows the government to do so without raising income taxes, which would hit the wealthy harder than middle- or low-income Americans.

Ms Robison must balance the books every year as the devolved administration has only limited powers to borrow money.

Every day feels like I’m on borrowed time.

She added: "Public services now need to live within their means because I'm really clear, I'm not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes".

She also raised the idea of helping nations find new sources of borrowing by creating coordinated aid packages for “high-ambition countries” that want to invest in clean energy projects.