Budget 2002: A Gamble on the Economy - and the NHS

The leaks about this year’s budget were half right. The increases in spending are indeed enormous, concentrated on the NHS, but the tax rises on individuals are smaller than we had been led to believe. (Surprise, surprise.) Moreover, they only come into effect next year.

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