worst slump in over 300 years, and we ve moved from a protect and survive mode to a support mode and then a growth mode is what we need next. if there s one thing that is the most powerful weapon to bring down debt as a percentage of your economy it is growth. if you ve got this debt to gdp relationship, one of the best ways to get that down is increase the denominator, gdp, keep that going. if you have that, then you can also keep unemployment down, which will then keep the numerator of that fraction under control. so there will be a big emphasis on growth, and i expectjobs, jobs, jobs to be the mantra running through the chancellor s mind. you have a furlough, the wild card is what happens when there is measures are removed. it seems to me almost guaranteed that he will extend the furlough scheme that supports wages. people also extend the business rates and business tax holiday. but he will say that he has to be honest about the challenge of the public finances. it is almo
i think we ll be vaccinated in april. dana: what makes you say that? bill: johnson & johnson is coming online with 30 million doses, single shots now toward the end of march. i think we ll see really a chance for perino and hemmer can step up. dana: i think that s one of the questions. once we get vaccinated what can you do? it s why dr. anthony fauci is facing criticism saying we ll have to keep up precautions even after getting the vaccine. a sampling of his messaging over the past couple of days. i think there will be others coming and that is when you have a fully vaccinated person and they come into contact with someone who is known to be infected with sars covid 2 they don t have to do the kind of quarantine that we have been recommending. we do have a good vaccine again. that s more incentive to say rather than even think about declaring victory and saying well, we have herd immunity and we re in good shape. we have to keep pushing and pushing, continue to do t
now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london, the programme bringing together foreign correspondents based in london with bbc expertise. i m geeta guru murthy. after the crisis, the deluge. keeping economies afloat has cost exchequers around the world a fortune and now, as we peer towards the end of lockdown, thoughts are turning to how we pay the bills. will there be a deluge of new taxes? the austerity of 2008 seems out of favour now so will there be a continued flood of spending? will economic activity bounce back rapidly or will tax revenues take a hit as unemployment rises? it is often said that if there are three economists there will be four opinions, and i am joined today by marc roche from france s le point and stephanie bakerfrom bloomberg. and here in the studio, at a safe social distance, the bbc s business editor, simon jack. thanks forjoining us and welcome to you all. in britain, the chancellor, rishi sunak, presents his budget next w
gretchen up next. i never touched anyone inappropriately. he faces mounting ing ing cr does the governor the support of his people or his party? hello. i m jake tapper in washington, where the state of our union is beginning to feel a little hopeful. the pace of vaccinations in america hit 2 million per day last week. health experts warn now is not the time to relax restrictions or public health measures. for the millions of americans devastated economically it seems more help on the way. saturday, the senate passed 1.9 trillion dollar relief bill which appears to be headed for president biden s desk after heading to the house on tuesday. the passage is aid targeting middle and low income americans including new $1,400 checks and boost to unemployment and aid for state aid and local governments. the package passed with zero republican support, the path was bumpy among senate democrats. on friday the senate came to a chaotic standstill for nearly 12 hours assess the pres
restrictions and the officials warn we could be headed for another spike. it s inexplicable you want as to pull back now. i ll talk to tate reeves and gretchen whitmer next. plus, i ll speak to new york governor andrew cuomo. i never touched anyone inappropriately. he faces mounting criticism, does the governor the support of his people or his party? hello. i m jake tapper in washington, where the state of our union is beginning to feel a little hopeful. the pace of vaccinations in america hit 2 million per day last week. health experts warn now is not the time to relax restrictions or public health measures. for the millions of americans devastated economically, it seems more help on the way. saturday, the senate passed 1.9 trillion dollar relief bill which appears to be headed for president biden s desk after heading to the house on tuesday. the passage is a sweeping expansion of aid targeting low and middle-income americans including new $1,400 checks and boost