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Rachel Reeves tells cabinet UK still faces £100bn black hole over next five years

Rachel Reeves tells cabinet UK still faces £100bn black hole over next five years



Chancellor’s words will be interpreted as signal she will not give in to ministers over cuts she imposes in budgetRachel Reeves has told the cabinet that the UK still faces a £100bn black hole in the public finances over the next five years amid concerns that ministers are yet to grasp the full scale of the fiscal deficit ahead.At a meeting of the political cabinet, the chancellor said the £22bn gap this year – which the government has blamed on their poor economic inheritance from the Tories – would be a recurring cost each year of this parliament. Continue reading…



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Author : Pippa Crerar Political editor

Publish date : 2024-10-15 18:52:23

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