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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves urged to break manifesto pledges to avoid pasty tax' budget

Rachel Reeves remains committed to Labour's manifesto tax pledges despite OBR growth downgrades leaving a large budget shortfall and internal pressure to consider tax measures.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

New headache for Rachel Reeves as OBR expected to downgrade productivity forecast

A significant OBR downgrade to productivity would shrink growth, forcing tax rises or spending cuts of about 20bn to meet fiscal rules and preserve 10bn headroom.
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