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Boring or bust: Reeves aims to project calm competence in spring budget

by The Guardian | Mar 1, 2026 | Budget 2026, Budget deficit, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Interest rates, Office for Budget Responsibility, Politics, Rachel Reeves, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

After 18 months of policy U-turns and political turmoil we are told not to expect any last-minute policy rabbitsPoliticians tend to hate being boring but Rachel Reeves will be delighted if Tuesday’s spring forecast is...

UK government borrowing falls to £11.6bn in December

by The Guardian | Jan 22, 2026 | Budget deficit, Business, Economic policy, Economics, Government borrowing, Office for Budget Responsibility, Office for National Statistics, Politics, Rachel Reeves, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Official figures better than expected after stronger receipts than a year earlierBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government borrowed less than expected in December, official figures show, after stronger receipts than...

UK borrowing costs drop to lowest level in more than a year

by The Guardian | Jan 14, 2026 | Bonds, Budget deficit, Business, Economics, Politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Greater scope for interest rate cuts and reduced fears about government finances prompt bond yields to fallUK borrowing costs have dropped to their lowest level in more than a year, as investors were encouraged by more stable...

OBR says inadvertent budget leak is ‘worst failure’ in its 15-year history

by The Guardian | Dec 1, 2025 | Budget deficit, Business, Economic policy, Economics, Office for Budget Responsibility, Politics, Rachel Reeves, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Investigation finds organisation’s leadership over many years was to blame for error, and similar breach happened earlier this yearPolitics live –latest updatesBritain’s budget watchdog has said the early leak...

No 10 dismisses claim that OBR revelations show Reeves misled public about need for tax rises in budget – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Nov 28, 2025 | Budget deficit, Business, Conservatives, Economic policy, Economics, Employment law, Government borrowing, Labour, Office for Budget Responsibility, Politics, Rachel Reeves, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Trade unions, TUC, UK news | 0 |

Downing Street brushes off claims that the chancellor misled voters about the state of the public finances ahead of the budgetThe Office for Budget Responsibility has said that Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, was not at risk of...

Rachel Reeves targets UK’s wealthiest in £26bn tax-raising budget

by The Guardian | Nov 26, 2025 | Benefits, Bonds, Budget, Budget 2025, Budget deficit, Business, Child benefits, Children, Communities, Economic policy, Economics, Energy bills, Gilts, Government borrowing, Household bills, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Money, Motoring, Office for Budget Responsibility, Politics, Public finance, Rachel Reeves, Society, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Thinktanks, UK cost of living crisis, UK news, US Government borrowing | 0 |

Chancellor axes two-child benefit cap and cuts energy bills paid for by mansion tax and freezing tax thresholds Analysis: ‘Tax-raising budget crash-lands on struggling economy’Budget 2025: key points at a...

Rachel Reeves says budget will cut living costs after shock OBR leak

by The Guardian | Nov 26, 2025 | Bonds, Budget, Budget 2025, Budget deficit, Business, Economic policy, Economics, Energy bills, Family finances, Financial sector, Government borrowing, Household bills, Money, Office for Budget Responsibility, Politics, Public finance, Rachel Reeves, Society, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, UK news, Welfare | 0 |

Chancellor unveils action on energy bills, rail fares and end of two-child benefit cap as OBR reveals £26bn tax rises before budget speechBudget 2025 – follow liveHow freezing tax thresholds affects your tax...

UK government borrows more than expected in setback before budget

by The Guardian | Nov 21, 2025 | Budget deficit, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Government borrowing, Office for Budget Responsibility, Office for National Statistics, Politics, Public finance, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

October figures represent final snapshot of public finances before Rachel Reeves’s tax and spending statementBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government borrowed more than expected in October, official figures...

Rachel Reeves plans £7.5bn tax rise in budget after U-turn on income tax rates

by The Guardian | Nov 14, 2025 | Bonds, Budget 2025, Budget deficit, Business, Economic policy, Economics, Labour, Politics, Rachel Reeves, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Chancellor expected to freeze level at which people start paying income tax for two years rather than putting rates upRachel Reeves will raise £7.5bn from millions of workers by freezing tax thresholds at the budget, after...

Tax rises and drop in investment predicted to limit UK growth

by The Guardian | Nov 3, 2025 | Budget 2025, Budget deficit, Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, EY, Institute of Directors, Office for Budget Responsibility, Politics, Rachel Reeves, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

EY Item Club downgrades forecast for next year, with Office for Budget Responsibility expected to follow suitThe prospect of looming tax rises and a fall in business investment will restrict the UK’s economic growth rate...

Pound sinks against euro and dollar as tax rises loom and growth slows

by The Guardian | Oct 29, 2025 | Budget 2025, Budget deficit, Business, Currencies, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Interest rates, Politics, Rachel Reeves, Sterling, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Prospect of a tough budget is thought to have brought forward the likely date for a cut in interest rates to 3.75%The threat of higher taxes in next month’s budget and concerns about slowing economic growth pushed the...

Rachel Reeves should consider welfare cuts in budget, IFS says

by The Guardian | Oct 16, 2025 | Budget 2025, Budget deficit, Business, Economic policy, Economics, Government borrowing, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Office for Budget Responsibility, Politics, Rachel Reeves, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Thinktanks, UK news | 0 |

Thinktank urges chancellor to take ‘bold’ action on benefits and pensions to placate jittery financial marketsBritain’s leading tax and spending experts have urged Rachel Reeves to consider announcing billions...

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Boring or bust: Reeves aims to project calm competence in spring budget

UK government borrowing falls to £11.6bn in December

UK borrowing costs drop to lowest level in more than a year

OBR says inadvertent budget leak is ‘worst failure’ in its 15-year history

No 10 dismisses claim that OBR revelations show Reeves misled public about need for tax rises in budget – UK politics live

Rachel Reeves targets UK’s wealthiest in £26bn tax-raising budget

Rachel Reeves says budget will cut living costs after shock OBR leak

UK government borrows more than expected in setback before budget

Rachel Reeves plans £7.5bn tax rise in budget after U-turn on income tax rates

Tax rises and drop in investment predicted to limit UK growth

Pound sinks against euro and dollar as tax rises loom and growth slows

Rachel Reeves should consider welfare cuts in budget, IFS says

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