About 70 colleagues have written to chancellor ahead of budget pleading for her to commit to rewriting fiscal rules• How Labour promises have left Rachel Reeves with a giant budget headache Scores of Labour MPs are pleading with Rachel Reeves to embrace spending tens of billions more on ailing public services as part of an increasingly wide-ranging budget that could raise tax on employers and the wealthy.In a huge gamble that comes after a rocky first 100 days in office and a Downing Street reset, the chancellor is closely examining an increase in employer national insurance contributions that could significantly fill a black hole in public spending. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-10-13 05:00:47
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Labour MPs urge Reeves to spend tens of billions more on ailing public services
