FILE PHOTO: Newly appointed Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Sajid Javid said in an interview published late on Friday that he is looking at how best to take advantage of record-low borrowing costs when he sets out his first budget later this year.
“It is obvious to me that when youve got some of the lowest rates on government debt this country has ever seen, I wouldnt be doing my job if I wasnt thinking seriously about how do we use (that opportunity),” Javid, who took office last month, told The Times newspaper.
Javid added that a no-deal Brexit would “require a significant economic package as a response”, including measures to boost both demand and the supply capacity of the economy.
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