Covid continues to hit spending, incomes and jobs in the UK. It has put a big strain on UK businesses’ cash flow, and is threatening the livelihoods of many people.
Our job is to ensure inflation (the pace of price rises) returns to our 2% target sustainably. Low and stable inflation supports jobs and growth and helps people plan for the future.
In response to the Covid pandemic, we have taken prompt and substantial action to help households and businesses.
We are supporting the economy through low interest rates and quantitative easing. This keeps the cost of borrowing low to support households and businesses.
Spending in the economy remains well below normal levels and inflation is much lower than our target.
Vaccines should help the UK economy recover rapidly later this year.
And inflation should return to around our 2% target.
We have kept our interest rate at 0.1%, and the amount of quantitative easing at £895 billion.
We stand ready to take further actions if necessary to help the economy recover and ensure that inflation is at our 2% target.
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