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The government is expected to break Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise income tax.
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has told the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) that she intends to increase personal tax in one of several “major measures” planned for the Budget at the end of the month, according to The Times.
The watchdog will produce an impact assessment of the chancellor’s proposals to be presented to the Treasury on Monday, ahead of the Budget on 26 November.
Lucy Powell, the newly elected Labour deputy leader, has urged the government not to hike taxes at the upcoming Budget, warning that doing so could damage “trust in politics”.
But amid speculation
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