Rachel Reeves Pledges Not To Put Up Any More Taxes After Budget Backlash
Rachel Reeves at the annual CBI Conference in London.
Rachel Reeves has pledged not to put up taxes for the rest of this parliament as she tried to curry favour with businesses furious over her Budget.
The chancellor announced that public services will need to “live within their means” between now and the next election, which is not expected until at least 2028.
In last month’s Budget, Reeves was putting taxes up by £40 billion last month, including a £25bn hike in the employers’ rate of National Insurance. Читать дальше...