Sunak must spend extra £10bn a year on public services because of Covid – OBR

Chancellor faces unfunded spending commitments on health, education and transport, says watchdog

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Rishi Sunak will need to spend an additional 10bn a year for the next three years on public services to deal with the continuing fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Treasury's tax and spending watchdog has said.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said the extra spending was currently unfunded, and would be driven by commitments across three vital government departments: health, education and transport.