Public finances more vulnerable to shocks after Covid, says watchdog
Government debt has soared as the costs of Covid mount, says the Office for Budgetary Responsibility. …
“[He must decide where] to spend now to prevent the risks and threats that he knows about versus keeping his powder dry, keeping debt low, keeping borrowing low so that he can deal with the threats he can’t anticipate,” Mr Hughes told the BBC’s Today programme.
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