Reeves faces bigger UK budget threat as OBR attacked for bullish forecasts
Chancellor may need to look at deeper spending cuts if fiscal watchdog revises productivity expectations
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What are the UK’s options for funding a bigger military budget?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under pressure to increase spending on the armed forces as security concerns growFinancial Times - 19h -
Reeves faces cutting spending or raising taxes as UK growth disappoints
Chancellor’s fiscal headroom has been wiped out, according to preliminary forecasts by watchdogFinancial Times - Feb. 11 -
Speaker Johnson bullish on budget blueprint's prospects
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How boxed in is Rachel Reeves by UK’s fiscal outlook?
Chancellor faces increasingly onerous task to fulfil pledge on fiscal rules as forecasts worsenFinancial Times - 6d -
UK banks to lobby Reeves on hiring top foreign talent
Chancellor’s meeting with financial services groups expected to focus on visas, regulation and taxFinancial Times - Feb. 12 -
Modest UK growth reprieve leaves Reeves on defensive ahead of Spring Statement
Figures do little to dispel broader concerns about weakness of the economy and its impact on public financesFinancial Times - 6d -
Rachel Reeves leaves door open to raising UK taxes next month
Poor economic data and flatlining growth are threatening to erode the chancellor’s £9.9bn margin of errorFinancial Times - 5d -
Reeves to order audit of UK’s 130 regulators in bid to cut red tape
Ministers will be told to look at whether some watchdogs can be scrappedFinancial Times - 2d -
Fund managers step up calls for Reeves to ‘simplify’ UK tax-free savings
Ministers are looking at scrapping popular cash Isas to encourage investment in London stock marketFinancial Times - 16h
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