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Coronavirus bill has cost UK government £210bn, spending watchdog says

The government response to the coronavirus pandemic is on track to cost the public purse £210bn for the first six months of the crisis, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has said.

Coronavirus bill has cost UK government £210bn, spending watchdog says
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Reflecting the scale of the emergency since March, the National Audit Office (NAO) said ministers had instigated more than 190 measures in response to the crisis so far, including emergency job support, additional NHS funding, and business grants.

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