Opportunity Cost
"I want £15bn for the NHS"
Pick a spending priority. We show every possible funding path and its real-world consequence.
£15bn
Funding sources
Consequences
To raise £15bn…
- Borrow more+0.30 % debt-to-GDPContributes £7.5bn
- Raise VAT+1.20 pp VATContributes £7.5bn
Linear approximations using HMT ready-reckoner coefficients (illustrative).