The Government should consider increasing national insurance contributions and inheritance tax to plug the social care funding gap, a new report has urged.
Research by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think-tank and charity Independent Age found that a 1% increase in National Insurance could raise £5bn immediately.
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