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The Chancellor has abandoned plans to hike income tax at the Budget because of improved economic forecasting.
Rachel Reeves had been expected to hike income tax in the face of a yawning gap in her spending plans, hinting as recently as Monday that the alternative would be “deep cuts” to public investment.
But reporting overnight claimed she has abandone
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