Economics
UK Inflation Call to Cost Treasury Billions in Debt Payments
- ONS to treat payment as an income adjustment, not a price cut
- UK inflation-swap rates rose and benchmark gilts tumbled
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UK statisticians decided a £400 ($466) government grant to help households with energy won’t lower headline inflation numbers, a move that will protect the returns of some bond holders but increase payments made by both the Treasury and consumers.