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Holly Williams

Chancellor faces fiscal risks and ‘significant challenges’ amid trade war – IMF

The Chancellor could be left at risk of breaking her fiscal rules by unexpected economic shocks and faces “significant challenges” in delivering the Government’s agenda, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.

The IMF said the UK’s “limited” so-called headroom on its public finances gave little room to manoeuvre and called on Rachel Reeves to consider some tax changes or spending cuts.

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