Apr
21
UK Gov’t To Buy Mortgages
Filed Under News, UK Government, Economics
From the CNBC article: “The Bank of England is offering to exchange government securities for a range of high quality bank assets, including mortgages.” They further write: It is being guaranteed by the British Treasury but has been designed to avoid the public sector taking on the risk of potential losses.” Also see this article from the BBC.
Can someone explain to me the logic of how using using tax money will “avoid the public sector taking on the risk of potential losses”?
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