UK's Hunt: Government will act in lockstep with BoE on inflation

Published date02 February 2023
Publication titleMalay Mail Online

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said today that he will ensure government decisions are in lockstep with the Bank of England's approach and resist the urge to fund spending or tax cuts through increased borrowing.

'Inflation is a stealth tax that is the biggest threat to living standards in a generation, so we support the bank's action today so we succeed in halving inflation this year,' Hunt said in a...

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