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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Rishi Sunak considered pre-paid debit card giveaway during Covid

PA Wire

Rishi Sunak considered a radical plan to give everyone in the country a pre-paid debit card to boost spending during the Covid pandemic, new documents have revealed.

The then-chancellor mulled the idea of sending out debit cards containing taxpayer’s cash in the summer of 2020 in a bid to stimulate the struggling economy.

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