Budget 2021: Why Rishi Sunak must balance Covid support with paying off debt
SHARE British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is ready to spend his way out of the Covid-19 crisis in his March 3 budget with extra support for sectors particularly hurt by the pandemic as he looks to stimulate a post-lockdown boom. Mr Sunak is expected to keep tax increases to a minimum and instead focus on propping up jobs and businesses to bolster the economy and help harder-hit sectors such as hospitality, tourism and retail to recover from the cycle of lockdowns. While Mr Sunak had hoped to use the budget to set out a path towards restoring the battered economy, analysts questioned whether ...
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