Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting held on 9 and 10 January 2008 | Bank of England
Central bank: boe | Type: decision | Date: 2008-01-01

Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting held on 9 and 10 January 2008
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting held on 9 and 10 January 2008
The MPC voted 8-1 to maintain Bank Rate at 5.5%.
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23 January 2008
The Governor invited the Committee to vote on the proposition that Bank Rate should be maintained at 5.5%. Eight members of the Committee (the Governor, Rachel Lomax, John Gieve, Kate Barker, Charles Bean, Tim Besley, Andrew Sentance and Paul Tucker) voted in favour of the proposition. David Blanchflower voted against, preferring a reduction in Bank Rate of 25 basis points.
Minutes of the meeting