Treasury officials push for bombshell tax hikes to pay for virus

Treasury officials are pushing for the largest tax rises in a generation to plug the gaping holes in the public finances, in a move being resisted by Downing Street, The Telegraph can disclose. The proposed quintuple whammy of tax increases would enable the Exchequer to raise at least £20 billion a year, and some could be introduced as early as in the Budget. While no decisions have been made, multiple sources have told this newspaper that proposals under active consideration include align