boe decision, 1998-01-01
On the balance of the arguments set out in paragraphs 29-31, a majority of the Committee (comprising the Governor, David Clementi, DeAnne Julius, Mervyn King and Ian Plenderleith) voted for the proposition, and a minority (comprising Alan Budd, Willem Buiter and Charles Goodhart) voted against, preferring an immediate increase in interest rates.
Sentiment: dissent_hawkish
Topic: mp_interest_rate