Has Rachel Reeves broken her manifesto promises with the budget?

Rachel Reeves’s decision to extend the freeze on tax thresholds means, as wages rise, more people will start paying income tax. Photograph: House of Commons/PA

Rachel Reeves told MPs in the Commons on Wednesday: “I have cut the cost of living – with money off bills and prices frozen – all while keeping every single one of our manifesto commitments.”

The claim was a bold one, given that the chancellor had promised not to raise national insurance, VAT or income tax, and has arguably raised two of them.