GDP growth resulting from Mini Budget 'will be offset by higher interest rates'

Top economic think-tanks tell MPs

Valeria Martinez
clock • 2 min read

GDP growth resulting from Mini Budget policies will be squeezed out by higher interest rates from the Bank of England in an attempt to control inflation, economic think-tanks told the Treasury Select Committee yesterday (22 September).

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