Exclusive: Tax rise will inflict ‘terrible’ financial toll on health and social care workers, analysis finds

Boris Johnson’s national insurance hike to fund health and social care will hit NHS and care workers with a £900m tax bill, the Guardian can reveal.

The prime minister announced this month that contributions are to increase by 1.25 percentage points to tackle the NHS backlog and pay for social care changes.

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