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Interest Rate Increase Affect On Government Debt

Adam Irish made this Official Information request to The Treasury

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From: Adam Irish

Dear The Treasury,

I request under the Official Information Act what modelling has occurred to show the impact on Crown finances of the increase in the cost of borrowing due to higher interest rates. What is the new forecast for interest expenditure each year in terms of total interest cost of government borrowing (both core crown borrowing and wider government) for the next four years. What is the percentage increase of the new forecasts over the last published forecasts. What does this interest expenditure now represent, each year, in terms of a percentage of total crown expenditure for the next 4 years.

Yours faithfully,

Adam Irish

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From: Adam Irish

Dear Ministerial Services Inbox [TSY],

They should make the key information on national debt and interest payments on the debt more clearly available on the Treasury website. Rather than using obfuscation in the half yearly and annual reports.

Yours sincerely,

Adam Irish

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