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PWLB borrowing plummets in wake of rate increase

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The rate of Public Works Loan Board borrowing fell to its lowest level for more than a year immediately after the Treasury hiked the

Councils should have “sustained access” to preferential borrowing rates to support the viability of the government’s attempts to spark a revival in social housebuilding.

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