14 Apr 2020 Don't Expect the Treasury to Pay Down its Overdraft Quickly

Samuel Tombs (UK Economist)13th Apr 2020 20:10U.K., Economic Monitor

The BoE announced on Thursday that it had agreed the Treasury could increase its usage of its Ways and Means facility--effectively the government's overdraft at the central bank--without limit.

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