Exclusive: Concerns over effect on UK’s finances lead officials to believe utility should be renationalised before general electionSenior Whitehall officials fear Thames Water’s financial collapse could trigger a rise in government borrowing costs not seen since the chaos of the Liz Truss mini-budget, the Guardian can reveal.Such is their concern about the impact on wider borrowing costs for the UK, even beyond utilities and infrastructure, that they believe Thames should be renationalised before the general election. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/28/thames-water-collapse-borrowing-whitehall-uk-finances-bonds-liz-truss
Author : Anna Isaac
Publish date : 2024-04-28 19:00:11
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