INVESTMENT MATTERS
NATIONAL SAVINGS &
INVESTMENTS CHANGES
T
he decline in short-term interest rates has
reached some of National Savings and
Investment’s few remaining offerings.
A goal of zero
Each year the Treasury sets a target for the amount
of money that National Savings & Investments
(NS&I) should aim to raise as part of overall
government financing. Despite the need to find
nearly £163bn in 2013/14, the Chancellor set
NS&I’s goal for this year at sweet nothing. All
NS&I has to do is match its outflows with