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David Lynch

Budget market reaction ‘very different’ from Liz Truss turmoil, minister insists

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street with her ministerial red box (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK is in a “very different world” compared to the turmoil which followed Liz Truss’s economic plans, a minister has said as the Government seeks to quell post-Budget market jitters.

The scale of extra borrowing in Rachel Reeves’ Budget – around £32 billion a year on average – saw yields on government bonds increase as the market responded to the Chancellor’s plans.

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