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Does inflation trigger early repayment on Covid-19 UK guaranteed loans?

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  • Marc Cowling
  • Nicholas Wilson

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The UK government underwrote more than 1.68 million business loans totalling £78.4bn during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given that the Bounce Back Loan (BBL) had a 100% guarantee and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) 80%, the public sector contingent liability is very large. In this article, we explore whether or not the recent and dramatic rises in UK inflation have prompted firms with COVID-19 BBL and CBILS guaranteed loans to repay their outstanding debt early (in advance of the full 6-year loan term as specified in the original loan agreement). Our results show that this was indeed the case with increasing inflation exerting a strong and positive effect on early loan repayment on both guarantee schemes. This is consistent with the firm’s debt aversion and a desire to reduce existing debts in anticipation of a future economic recession, liquidity problems and high interest rates.

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  • Marc Cowling & Nicholas Wilson, 2024. "Does inflation trigger early repayment on Covid-19 UK guaranteed loans?," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(17), pages 1651-1655, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:31:y:2024:i:17:p:1651-1655
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2023.2205091
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