Does an ageing population mean never-ending tax rises?

Philip Hammond warns taxes will keep increasing to cover cost of caring for Britain’s elderly

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Taxes will keep on rising for years to come to cover the cost of caring for Britain’s ageing population, Chancellor Philip Hammond has warned.

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