BRITS are facing tax hikes to plug a £130 billion black hole in the nation’s purse from the coronavirus crisis, experts have warned. The Institute of Fiscal Studies said the economic shutdown…
BRITS are facing tax hikes to plug a £130 billion black hole in the nation's purse from the coronavirus crisis, experts have warned.
The total level of debt has risen by £173bn over the last year to reach £1.95trillion - or 100.9% of GDP. Britain's economic has suffered a huge hit from lockdown and lasting damage could leave borrowing at 5 per cent of national income - or £130billion by 2024-25. She said the state of public finances "will depend greatly on the strength of the subsequent recovery."
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