Government expands Economic Advisory Council with former BoE economist

Andy Haldane

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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The government has expanded its Economic Advisory Council with three appointments, including former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane.

Today (18 April), Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that Haldane would be joining the council along with Anna Valero and Jonathan Symonds. The council, which provides independent, expert advice on economic policy to the government, was set up in October last year. Current members include Karen Ward, chief market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management and Rupert Harrison, multi-asset portfolio manager for BlackRock. Former MPC member urges BoE to tighten policy faster Haldane currently works as chief executive of the Royal Society for Arts and is chair of the Levelling up Advisory C...

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