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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Via AP news wire

More spending and tax hikes expected in the first budget from Britain's Labour government

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British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves will deliver her first budget in Parliament on Wednesday, a tightrope act that aims to find billions for investment through borrowing and tax hikes without roiling businesses or raising taxes on working people.

It’s the first budget by a Labour Party government in almost 15 years, and the first ever delivered by a female finance minister.

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