heard a question more inversely related to reality. this is a government that, from the beginning, invested the biggest amount in the nhs for a generation than in the last year we put another £92 billion into front line care. we have increased nurses pay by 12.8% over the last three years and above all, we are building 48 more hospitals but another 59,000 people working in the nhs this year than there were this time but at a government thatis this time but at a government that is putting our nhs first. this time but at a government that is putting our nhs first. thank ou, mr that is putting our nhs first. thank you. mr speaker- that is putting our nhs first. thank you, mr speaker. i that is putting our nhs first. thank you, mr speaker. i am that is putting our nhs first. thank you, mr speaker. i am sure - that is putting our nhs first. thank you, mr speaker. i am sure the - that is putting our nhs first. t ué ua; you, mr speaker. i am sure the whole house welcomes the fa
confident about that date, july the 19th. the right honourable gentleman also asked about the backlog. he is right to raise that. of course, because of the focus for all the right reasons at the nhs, the social care system on dealing with the pandemic, sadly, there is a significant backlog of cases that has been built up. the government already has provided record amounts of funding to try to deal with some of funding to try to deal with some of that backlog. in total, to debit the pandemic, some £92 billion of extra funding has been put into the nhs and social care system. much of thatis nhs and social care system. much of that is targeted at the backlog, and that is targeted at the backlog, and thatis that is targeted at the backlog, and that is something that will be an absolute priority. it was for my predecessor and will be certainly for me about how quickly we can deal with that with the best and most efficient ways, and just today with my visits to the hospital again, i had som
yes, and all the changes that she mentions will be consulted on in the usual way. mentions will be consulted on in the usualway. i mentions will be consulted on in the usual way. i know that the executive medical director of the trust was recently quoted as saying this is about improving surgical services, not about downgrading anything, and she mentions cuts. this government this year alone has given another £92 billion to support our nhs on top of the huge commitments we already made. top of the huge commitments we already made- top of the huge commitments we already made. yesterday we had a fantastic announcement already made. yesterday we had a fantastic announcement of - already made. yesterday we had a fantastic announcement of £25 i fantastic announcement of £25 million of investment into the town centre which allows us to build a new watersports facility, and you end your activity and give the town a much needed left. i am working with the council on other beds but in the
budget will be balanced by 2035. the accumulation makes up the national debt which the treasury department says stands at 23 1/4 trillion dollars, that s just over $3 trillion more than it was when president trump took office in 2017. the president has promised not to touch social security, medicare, and other safety net programs such as food stamps is medicaid which make up the largest proportion of the federal budget but he wants to cut $130 billion from medicare through changes in prescription drug pricing. $292 billion from food stamps and medicaid through work requirements for recipients and $70 billion from tightening eligibility access to disability benefits. now, the institute on taxation and economic policy estimates that the richest 5% of taxpayers will receive $145 billion in benefits from tax cuts in 2020. according to the agriculture department, the total cost of food stamp benefits in 2019 was
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