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Jul 2023
24m 48s

Saving Rates and Pension Helpline Proble...

Bbc Radio 4
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The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has stepped in to tell banks to put up the rates paid to savers after the Bank of England raised the official Bank Rate to 5%. Many mortgage rates went up at once and more have been increased this week, but the rates paid on savings by the banks have not followed them. The gap between the two has almost doubled from December 2021. ... Show More
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