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BT cuts costs to fight inflation

The telecoms giant is trying to boost cash flow as inflation pushes up the cost of its capital expenditure
November 3, 2022
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BT (BT.) is increasing its cost-cutting ambitions in the face of rising inflation. Carrying out lots of infrastructure investment just as an energy-led inflation crisis hits is not good for business. Normalised free cash flow has dropped from last year and the telecoms company is now guiding towards the bottom end of its 2025 cash flow forecasts of between £1.3bn and 1.5bn.

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