Sunak Waives Taxes on Medical Kit as U.K. Lags on Virus Testing
Rishi Sunak
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U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak waived import duties and value-added tax on vital medical equipment amid an escalating row over whether the National Health Service has enough of it to battle the coronavirus outbreak.