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Evening Standard
Anna Wise

Low growth and successive shocks erode public finances, Bank boss says

Andrew Bailey said it is not his job as a central banker to comment on fiscal policy (Doug Peters/PA) - (PA Wire)

Low economic growth and a quick succession of supply shocks can erode the public finances and leave governments with less of a cushion to support people through a downturn, the Bank of England boss has cautioned.

Andrew Bailey said Russia’s war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East are examples of large negative supply shocks.

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