Boris Johnson refuses to rule out tax rises to fund recovery plans
PM pledges to deliver manifesto pledge of levelling up' country after Covid-19 crisis
Boris Johnson has refused to rule out raising taxes to meet the costs of tackling the Covid-19 crisis, as he promised to use infrastructure spending and planning reforms to build, build, build" his way out of a looming recession.
Delivering a major speech in Dudley College of Technology, the prime minister claimed his government would tackle the long-term problems in the UK economy revealed by the lightning flash" of the pandemic.
The coronavirus lockdown has prompted some of the UK's most prominent companies to announce large-scale job losses. The aviation, automotive and retail sectors have been among the worst hit, as businesses adjust to dramatically reduced revenue projections.
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