Rishi Sunak backs down over tax on employer-bought Covid-19 tests

U-turn after criticism that policy could discourage people from getting checked

The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has reversed a decision to force workers to pay income tax on Covid-19 tests purchased by their employers.

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