Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug Reviewed by Michael J Boyle Key Takeaways The national debt is the total sum of money the U.S. government owes its creditors.The U.S. national debt primarily consists ...
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves will change the measure of public debt that the government targets in next week's budget to allow billions of pounds of more ...