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UK borrowing costs hit 27-year high adding to pressure on Reeves UK borrowing costs hit 27-year high adding to pressure on Reeves
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Long-term government borrowing costs in the UK reached their highest level since 1998 on Tuesday, as concerns over the country's economic outlook combined with a global move higher in bond yields. Long-term government borrowing costs in the UK reached their highest level since 1998 on Tuesday, adding to the pressure on the chancellor ahead of the Budget.
The move adds to the pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of the upcoming Budget, where expectations are rising that she will increase taxes to bolster government finances. The interest rate on 30-year government bonds, known as the yield, jumped to 5.698%, its highest level for 27 years, as worries grew about the state of the government's finances.
The interest rate on 30-year government bonds, known as the yield, jumped to 5.698%, its highest level for 27 years. There are rising expectations that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will increase taxes in the Budget later this year in order to meet her financial rules.
On the currency markets, the pound also fell more than 1% against the dollar on Tuesday morning.On the currency markets, the pound also fell more than 1% against the dollar on Tuesday morning.
Government bonds have been under pressure globally for a number of months, in part due to volatile US trade policy.Government bonds have been under pressure globally for a number of months, in part due to volatile US trade policy.
The yield on 30-year UK government bonds - known as gilts - has been rising for some months, and this adds to the cost of UK government debt due to higher interest payments.The yield on 30-year UK government bonds - known as gilts - has been rising for some months, and this adds to the cost of UK government debt due to higher interest payments.
However, when it comes to satisfying government forecaster the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) that the chancellor is meeting her self-imposed fiscal rules, the OBR looks at 10-year borrowing costs, rather than 30 years. Government forecaster the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) takes borrowing costs into account when looking at whether the chancellor is meeting her self-imposed fiscal rules.
When she became chancellor, Reeves set out two rules for government borrowing - that day-to-day spending would be paid for with government revenue, which is mainly taxes, and that debt must be falling as a share of national income by the end of a five-year period.
Part of the reason Reeves is under pressure is that her financial buffer to stick to these rules is a relatively slim £10bn.