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Old 19-06-2020, 10:53   #4094
jfman
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Public debt has now exceeded GDP for the first time since 1963.* However, one think tank (IFS) says it's not a significant worry as the debt's purpose was for economic recovery.

https://www.ft.com/content/57974640-...b-32f34825f13e

*For those of you interested, the Prime Ministers at the time were Sir Alec Douglas-Home (1963-1964) and Harold Macmillan (1957-1963) both Conservative.
You do have to wonder where it all went...
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