Government Securities
Commons · Question 6834 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Davies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the level of gilt yields on forecast debt interest costs over the period 2026-27 to 2030-31.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 10 Jun 2026
Forecasts are produced independently by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which incorporates market expectations for gilt yields alongside other determinants of debt interest, including inflation and the stock and composition of government debt....