'Large increases in borrowing are well-advised to address the current crisis, but the consequences for the public finances will be felt long after the immediate public health emergency has hopefully passed'
, including the pledge to pay 80 per cent of salaries for staff who are kept on by their employer during the crisis, the IFS suggested borrowing could exceed £175bn, or more than eight per cent of national income.
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