The Royal Mint, which manufactures coins for the UK and over 50 other countries, has moved to the top of the government’s privatisation list as it looks for ways to ease the huge pressure on public finances in the wake of the banking crisis.
In November’s pre-Budget report the Mint – a trading fund of the Treasury – was added to a list of eight other government assets to be considered for “alternatives to public ownership”.
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