Sunak must rethink budget to deal with coronavirus threat, say experts
by Toby Helm, Phillip Inman and Hind Dihan from on (#502SB)
Former advisers and ministers say outbreak makes job for chancellor harder
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will have to rethink key parts of the budget next week because of growing fears that the spread of the coronavirus will trigger a global economic downturn, economists, former government ministers and advisers have warned.
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