What will Trump's tax and spending bill do to the US national debt?

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US President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill has sparked intense debate. BBC Verify's policy and analysis correspondent Ben Chu has been looking at what the bill could do to the US government's national borrowing and debt levels.

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