Britain Must ‘Balance the Books’ Despite CCP Virus-Related Debt Mountain: Chancellor

Britain Must ‘Balance the Books’ Despite CCP Virus-Related Debt Mountain: Chancellor
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak visits the headquarters of Octopus Energy, in London on Oct. 5, 2020. Leon Neal/Pool via Reuters
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The British government now has a “sacred responsibility” to manage the economy prudently and leave the public finances strong for the future, said Chancellor Rishi Sunak in his keynote speech to the annual Conservative Party conference on Monday.
Sunak warned of “hard choices” that hinted at possible tax increases ahead and also highlighted that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus crisis is not yet over.