Chancellor urged to take ‘hard choices’ rather than hit businesses with more tax

CBI chief executive Rain Newton-Smith urged Rachel Reeves to having the courage to take ‘two tough decisions rather than 20 easier ones’ (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Rachel Reeves has been warned not to inflict “death by a thousand taxes” on British business in Wednesday’s Budget.

The head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Rain Newton-Smith said the Government must “change course” and avoid heaping more costs on firms.