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UIN 113632

Government Securities: Index Linking

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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10 November 2020

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16 November 2020 · Answer

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16 November 2020

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of continuing with an RPI-like measure until such time as index-linked Government bonds based on RPI have matured.

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  1. 10 November 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of continuing with an RPI-like measure until such time as index-linked Government bonds based on RPI have matured.

    Source: Commons

  2. 16 November 2020

    Answer

    The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is a measure of inflation with a number of shortcomings. To address these shortcomings, the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) has made a proposal to reform RPI by bringing the methods and data sources of the Consumer Prices Inde...

    Source: Written answer

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