Why Andy Burnham Probably Won't Increase Taxes | Former Treasury Advisor Explains
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“Probably about £20-25bn of tax rises that Andy Burnham could look at, but I don’t think he will.” Andy Burnham will “have to borrow” to succeed in his plans to fund the biggest council building plan since the Second World War, says Gordon Brown’s former treasury advisor Micheal Jacobs. Michael Jacobs was speaking to Rosie Wright and Callum Macdonald on Times Radio Weekend Breakfast. Listen live every Friday to Sunday, 6am–10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/
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