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Originally Posted by nomadking
Funding on the NHS doesn't fluctuate with tax revenue. That also means it doesn't rise just because tax revenues go up for a short time. The idea is meant to be that during that increase in tax revenues, you should have a surplus and can start to pay off the debt, allowing you to borrow to cover any shortfall when when revenues go down.
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If income tax was increased by say 2% then that extra income could either be used to fund more public services like the NHS or we could use it to pay off our public debt quicker.Recent polls show a willingness from the public to pay more tax to secure the future of the NHS
An article from the Independant on the subject