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Former Bank of England governor Lord King says income taxes must rise

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Lord Mervyn King tells Sophy Ridge we should all recognise "difficult position" He says the public wants politicians to be honest, even if they raise taxes.

He says raising taxes will be needed to accommodate defence spending and public services reform.

Lord King says the obvious tax to raise is the basic rate of income tax, we will all contribute to it.

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