Tory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUC

The Trades Union Congress, a UK-based union, has calculated that tax breaks for big banks have cost the UK government £6 billion in lost revenue. This means that the government has less money to spend on public services and infrastructure. The tax cuts were introduced by former Chancellor Rishi Sunak, and campaigners are now calling on the current Chancellor, John Healey, to reverse these cuts and increase taxes on banks to make them pay their "fair share".

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The tax break for banks has resulted in a significant loss of revenue for the UK public purse. This loss could have been used for other public expenditures, impacting the overall economy.

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