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UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/uk-government-pays-highest-interest-rate-on-30-year-bond-since-1998 #GovernmentBorrowing #Bonds #Gilts #EconomicPolicy #Business #Economics #Politics #UkNews #Budget #EconomicGrowthGdp #PublicFinance #BudgetDeficit

UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/uk-government-pays-highest-interest-rate-on-30-year-bond-since-1998 #GovernmentBorrowing #Bonds #Gilts #EconomicPolicy #Business #Economics #Politics #UkNews #Budget #EconomicGrowthGdp #PublicFinance #BudgetDeficit

UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/uk-government-pays-highest-interest-rate-on-30-year-bond-since-1998 #GovernmentBorrowing #Bonds #Gilts #EconomicPolicy #Business #Economics #Politics #UkNews #Budget #EconomicGrowthGdp #PublicFinance #BudgetDeficit

UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/uk-government-pays-highest-interest-rate-on-30-year-bond-since-1998 #GovernmentBorrowing #Bonds #Gilts #EconomicPolicy #Business #Economics #Politics #UkNews #Budget #EconomicGrowthGdp #PublicFinance #BudgetDeficit

UK government pays highest interest rate on 30-year bond since 1998
By Heather Stewart Economics editor

High yields threaten to wipe out at least half of the £24bn headroom John Healey was expecting to have for his budget

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/uk-government-pays-highest-interest-rate-on-30-year-bond-since-1998

#Governmentborrowing #Bonds #Gilts #Economicpolicy #Business #Economics #Politics #UKnews #Budget #TheGuardian #HeatherStewartEconomicseditor

UK reports unexpected deficit of £1.8bn as John Healey prepares for first budget https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/21/uk-unexpected-deficit-john-healey-prepares-for-first-budget #TaxAndSpending #BudgetDeficit #GovernmentBorrowing #Business #Economics #OfficeForNationalStatistics #JohnHealey #OfficeForBudgetResponsibility #UkNews #Politics #EconomicPolicy

UK reports unexpected deficit of £1.8bn as John Healey prepares for first budget
By Heather Stewart

July data shows total public debt was £2.98tn, or 94% of GDP – up £96bn on a year earlier

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/21/uk-unexpected-deficit-john-healey-prepares-for-first-budget

#Taxandspending #Budgetdeficit #Governmentborrowing #Business #Economics #OfficeforNationalStatistics #JohnHealey #OfficeforBudgetResponsibility #UKnews #Politics #Economicpolicy #TheGuardian #HeatherStewart

UK borrows more than expected as impact of Iran war takes toll https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/19/uk-borrows-more-than-expected-as-impact-of-iran-war-takes-toll #GovernmentBorrowing #TaxAndSpending #Business #RachelReeves #OfficeForNationalStatistics #UsisraelWarOnIran #Economics #UkNews #AndyBurnham #KeirStarmer

UK borrowed bigger than forecast £24.3bn in April as inflation adds to benefits bill https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/22/uk-borrowed-bigger-april-inflation-benefits-bill #GovernmentBorrowing #TaxAndSpending #Business #Economics #RachelReeves #Inflation #UsisraelWarOnIran #UkNews #OfficeForNationalStatistics #OfficeForBudgetResponsibility #Bonds #Gilts