5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Wednesday 25th November 2020
Episode 2170, Nov 25, 2020, 06:15 AM
Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who has already pledged over 200 billion pounds to fight the COVID-19 crisis, will free up more cash today against the backdrop of the heaviest public borrowing since World War Two.
Sunak will announce extra investment to ease a backlog in the health system, counter a surge in unemployment and build new infrastructure in a one-year Spending Review that he is due to deliver to parliament at around 1230 GMT.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who has already pledged over 200 billion pounds to fight the COVID-19 crisis, will free up more cash today against the backdrop of the heaviest public borrowing since World War Two.
Sunak will announce extra investment to ease a backlog in the health system, counter a surge in unemployment and build new infrastructure in a one-year Spending Review that he is due to deliver to parliament at around 1230 GMT.