2021 has begun with a third national lockdown, raising new concerns about the economy and the public finances. The new lockdown, which was not anticipated by the government’s fiscal watchdog, will add to government borrowing, leaving the Treasury as anxious for vaccinations to be rolled out quickly as anybody. The question is by how much.
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2021 has begun with a third national lockdown, raising new concerns about the economy and the public finances. The new lockdown, which was not anticipated by the government’s fiscal watchdog, will add to government borrowing, leaving the Treasury as anxious for vaccinations to be rolled out quickly as anybody. The question is by how much.
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