Scrap the taxpayer indemnity for Bank of England QE bond losses

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Scrap the taxpayer indemnity for Bank of England QE bond losses

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Remove the Bank of England's taxpayer indemnity for QE bond losses. The Treasury should amend the 2009 agreement so the BoE bears its own QT losses like other central banks.

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UK taxpayers cover some of the BoE's QE losses – estimated £134bn in total. We believe that when rates rose, QT accelerated losses faster than other nations, and that this 2009 policy creates reckless incentives and costs every household £350/year. We think scrapping it could: 1) Stop this unfair burden 2) Align UK with global norms 3) Improve fiscal responsibility without affecting monetary policy.

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