Claim: As chancellor, Rishi Sunak raised taxes to the highest level in 70 years.
Fact-check: ITV Conservative leadership debate: fact checked - Full Fact
Verdict: correct. the obr estimates that in 2023/24, taxes will account for 36% of gdp, the highest level since 1949.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2022-07-17T00:00:00