Rates at a record low for the 14th month…
The committee also chose not to pump any more money into the economy through its quantitative easing programme.
With the election date now confirmed as May 6, analysts claim tinkering at this stage might be seen by some as politically motivated rather than economically.
It’s inevitable that the upcoming vote will have a key impact on the economy and the committee has already confirmed that next month’s base rate announcement, which was scheduled for the same day as the election, will be pushed back a few days.