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MPs call for Bank of England to assess value when selling Government debt

Source: PA Wire

The Bank of England took a “leap in the dark” when it started to sell off Government debt in 2022 and was not paying any attention to getting value for taxpayers’ money, an influential group of MPs have said.

The Treasury Select Committee said it was important for the Bank’s key decision makers to focus on setting borrowing costs, but said

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