Factbox: UK to spend over 130 billion pounds to soften COVID-19 slump

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's emergency public spending surge and tax cuts to soften the coronavirus hit to the economy will cost around 133 billion pounds in the current financial year, the fiscal watchdog has said, helping to lift the budget deficit to wartime levels.Following is a summary of the Office for Budget Responsibility's estimates of how much finance minister Rishi Sunak's rescue package is likely to cost.For a story on the June 4 OBR estimate, click on PAYING WORKERS' WAGES - 54..