Chancellor emphasises need to respond to challenges in speech intended to frame tough choices UK faces
Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out tax rises in this month’s budget, insisting she must “deal with the world as I find it, not the world as I might wish it to be”.
The chancellor foreshadowed an income tax increase, a breach of Labour’s manifesto commitment, as a result of the public finances being in a worse state than expected after “years of economic mismanagement”.
Continue reading…Chancellor emphasises need to respond to challenges in speech intended to frame tough choices UK facesUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has refused to rule out tax rises in this month’s budget, insisting she must “deal with the world as I find it, not the world as I might wish it to be”.The chancellor foreshadowed an income tax increase, a breach of Labour’s manifesto commitment, as a result of the public finances being in a worse state than expected after “years of economic mismanagement”. Continue reading…