British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday he is raising taxes to pay for the cost of care for the elderly and disabled people, breaking a key election pledge. In a statement to the House of Commons, Johnson announced a new UK-wide 1.25 percent health and social care levy, which is based on National Insurance contributions. The move has been controversial even in his own party, as it goes against a pledge Johnson personally made in the Conservative Party’s election manifesto in 2019, in which he promised not to raise income tax, VAT, or National Insurance. Addressing the House of Commons, Johnson said that extra revenues are needed to help the National Health Service (NHS) recover from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. “We must now help the NHS to recover to be able to provide this much-needed care to our constituents and the people we love. We …