Tax hikes of up to £20 billion are reportedly being considered by the Treasury to deal with the cost of the coronavirus crisis.
But the plans, potentially a "quintuple whammy" of tax rises, are being opposed by Number 10. Treasury officials are hoping the largest programme of tax increases, which could amount to £20bn a year, in a generation could plug holes in the public finances caused by the pandemic, the Sunday Telegraph reports.
But Boris Johnson is reportedly on a collision course with Rishi Sunak over the plans, with Number 10 preferring cutbacks to Whitehall departments' spending.
There are said to be fears of imposing taxes on Middle England amidst the already damaging pandemic, with Downing Street only willing to hit the very
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