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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 03 September 2021 - Sunak needs more funding
Description: "Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is looking to hit around half of the working population with a 2% tax rise to fund the Prime Minister’s social care plans.
It is believed that around £10 billion of additional funding is needed to support the NHS as the country returns to normal, with waiting lists for routine procedures at an all-time high.
The alternative to raising taxes is a reduction in services and a return to austerity, a choice the Government has promised not to make.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is looking to hit around half of the working population wit...