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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Pippa Crerar, Kiran Stacey, Jessica Elgot and Rowena Mason

UK budget to target cost of living crisis as Reeves battles to keep Labour MPs on side

The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, stands between rails of clothing at a Primark store in central London yesterday.
The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, visits a Primark store in central London yesterday. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images

Rachel Reeves will promise to tackle Britain’s cost of living crisis and deliver fiscal stability in Wednesday’s budget, which is billed as a decisive moment for the fate of Keir Starmer’s beleaguered government.

The chancellor will say she is taking the “fair and necessary choices” to shore up the economy as she raises billions of pounds worth of taxes to help offset lower than expected growth forecasts.

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