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Government to win from RPI reforms, bondholders to lose

The decision to reform the RPI measure of inflation at some point between 2025 and 2030 could reduce RPI inflation by a little under 1ppt a year. That could give the Government a windfall of about £3.2bn per annum at the expense of bondholders and households.

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