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Rising inflation unlikely to scare MPC into rate hikes

The lower path of public borrowing projected by the Office for Budget Responsibility might seem to relieve some of the pressure for an additional fiscal tightening in next week’s Budget. But we don’t yet know quite what the new Government’s fiscal objectives are. We still expect a tough Budget.

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