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Daniel O'Boyle

Chancellor has 'headroom' for £15bn worth or tax cuts of new spending at Autumn Statement, analysis finds

The Chancellor has enough headroom to make £15 billion of tax cuts or spending increases during next week’s Autumn Statement and still meet his targets on debt, new analysis today has found.

But with most of that sum almost certain to go towards continuing extending relief policies, it is unlikely to mean major giveaways are coming.

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