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Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon

Reeves insists public services will have to ‘live within their means’

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaking at the Great Northern Conference in Hull (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Wire)

Rachel Reeves has again declined to repeat her promise not to raise taxes or borrowing in future budgets, but insisted she would not have to top up her spending plans either.

Appearing at the Great Northern Conference in Hull on Tuesday, Rachel Reeves again faced pressure to repeat her pledge, given to the Confederation of British Industry last month, that there would be no repeat of the £40 billion tax hikes she announced in her first budget.

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