The £700 billion refers to the total government deficit since the beginning of Covid-19 as of February 2023. Gary CLEAR'S UP CONFUSION ON THIS FIGURE & explains how this is a mix of conventional government borrowing & quantitative easing
The total size of the government debt (and thus the total deficit since covid) can be found here:
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/government-debt
Here is our video on how this money ended up with the rich:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiblHqbpXHs
For a deeper understanding of the concept of money and what it is, watch our "What is Money Video" here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gcNMu40jqs&ab_channel=GarysEconomics
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