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UK to issue £250.6bn of gilts in 2026-27, up from £249.2bn forecast

The UK plans to issue £250.6 billion of government bonds in the 2026-27 fiscal year, above the previously forecast £249.2 billion. The revised gilt remit raises the planned supply of UK sovereign debt for the year.

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The upward revision is modest in absolute terms but matters as a signal of how much duration the market must absorb while fiscal pressures persist. It affects gilt investors and, indirectly, anyone tracking UK borrowing costs as a benchmark for sterling credit. The open question is whether this small overshoot is a one-off technical adjustment or the start of a pattern of remit upgrades.

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