Boris Johnson announces tax hike to fund social care reforms

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Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams Boris Johnson has announced that plans to reform social care in England will be funded by a manifesto-breaking tax hike.

In a Commons statement, the prime minister told MPs that a new 1.25 per cent health and social care levy based on National Insurance contributions would be introduced across the UK.

He said the additional revenue would cover the reform of the social care system in England, and would help fund the biggest catch-up programme in the history of the NHS in England, with £12bn a year to help deal with the backlog of cases built up during the pandemic. READ MORE: From October 2023, anyone with assets under £20,000 will have their care costs fully covered by