UK coronavirus measures to cost 104 billion pounds in 2020-21 - OBR
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LONDON (Reuters) - British government tax and spending measures to limit the impact of the coronavirus will increase cash borrowing by 103.7 billion pounds this financial year, the country's budget watchdog said on Thursday.The sum - made up of 99.3 billion pounds in extra spending and 4.4 billion pounds of tax cuts - is slightly higher than an estimate of 99.7 billion pounds which the OBR published two weeks ago."The measures are designed specifically to support the economy through this..