LONDON (CU)_Earlier this week, the government of the United Kingdom unveiled plans to tackle NHS COVID backlogs and overhaul social care. Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed on Tuesday (7 September) that the cabinet signed up to a tax rise on national insurance contributions (NICs), as well as share dividends by 1.25 percentage points each, a move which will relieve people of the fear of “financial ruin”, according to the PM.
The plan, which will come into effect from…
