Reeves under pressure as UK borrowing sharply exceeds forecasts
IFS says chancellor ‘boxed in’ by promises before spring statement as February figure is much worse than expectedAnalysis: Borrowing overshoot will test Reeves’s resolve on tax risesBusiness live – latest updatesWorse-than-expected public spending data has piled pressure on Rachel Reeves in the run-up to next week’s spring statement, with UK government borrowing rising by much more than expected last month to £10.7bn.In a setback for the chancellor, the monthly total – the difference between total public sector spending and income – sharply overshot a Reuters poll of experts that had predicted a deficit of £6.6bn. Continue reading...
IFS says chancellor ‘boxed in’ by promises before spring statement as February figure is much worse than expected
Worse-than-expected public spending data has piled pressure on Rachel Reeves in the run-up to next week’s spring statement, with UK government borrowing rising by much more than expected last month to £10.7bn.
In a setback for the chancellor, the monthly total – the difference between total public sector spending and income – sharply overshot a Reuters poll of experts that had predicted a deficit of £6.6bn. Continue reading...
