UK aims to finance coronavirus measures through normal debt issuance
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will aim to meet the cost of unprecedented measures to keep people in jobs through the coronavirus crisis via normal debt issuance, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak said on Friday.Sunak said there would be no cap on a scheme to pay 80% of workers' wages, which will initially run for three months."Our intention is to finance the package through the government's normal debt management operations," Sunak said."The DMO, Treasury and Bank of England are coordinating..