Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver Budget on 26 November
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her second Autumn Budget on November 26 in the UK amid ongoing economic challenges.
- The Budget was postponed from an earlier date due to rising long-term borrowing costs, which hit 27-year highs and pressured government finances.
- Reeves faces a significant fiscal shortfall estimated at £40-41 billion, prompting planned tax increases and potential changes to inheritance and capital gains taxes.
- Paul Barham noted that with the government having dismissed the option to reduce expenditures or raise income tax and VAT rates, it is highly likely that other tax increases will be introduced.
- The Budget's outcomes will affect inflation control, public spending, and economic growth, with markets signaling concern over the government's fiscal stability.
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