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Ex-Bank of England governor Mark Carney blames Truss’s ‘partial budget’ for ‘big knock’ on UK economy

‘The message of financial markets is that there is a limit to unfunded spending and unfunded tax cuts in this environment’

‘The price of those is much higher borrowing cost for the government and for mortgage holders’
‘The price of those is much higher borrowing cost for the government and for mortgage holders’ Photo: AFP via Getty Images

Mark Carney said the UK’s financial system has taken a "big knock" after major tax cut and spending announcements by prime minister Liz Truss and chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng.

Speaking on BBC’s Today show on 29 September, as the pound slipped below $1.08 again, Carney said the markets had sent a clear message to the UK government in response to its 23 September announcement to squeeze Treasury coffers and dole out £45bn in tax cuts. 

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