Tag: UK economics
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Rachel Reeves Budget: Fair and Necessary Choices for UK
Setting the Scene: What to Expect from Reeves After weeks of anticipation, the details of this year’s Budget are about to be laid bare. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signaled that this will be a Budget built on the idea of “fair and necessary choices” designed to stabilize public finances while steering the UK toward growth.…
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Why Rachel Reeves’s Budget Tactics Look Like a Hokey Cokey on Income Tax Rises
What’s going on with Rachel Reeves and income tax? Public debate around the next UK Budget has centred on whether Labour will raise income tax. In recent weeks, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has given mixed signals that have fueled headlines about a potential manifesto-breaching move. The result? A political hokey cokey: hints of a tax rise…