COVID Restrictions Cost

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Dear Her Majesty's Treasury,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act. I am requesting any analysis, emails, and documentation pertaining to the following question:

What is the modelled impact of the current COVID-19 restrictions, under any scenarios which may have been examined, on any of the following economic indicators:
- GDP
- Gini coefficient
- People in relative poverty
- Tax income (i.e. that income from taxes as levied by the Treasury)

Yours faithfully,

Rob Ellis

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