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Why Labour should avoid Gordon Brown’s stealth taxes

23 July 2024

8:50 PM

23 July 2024

8:50 PM

During the election campaign, Chancellor Rachel Reeves made bold promises – no increases to Income Tax, National Insurance, or VAT. She also sought to echo the ‘prudence’ mantra of her predecessor as chancellor Gordon Brown, though his tenure was marked by significant spending increases rather than prudent restraint.

True to form, over the weekend Reeves indicated the government could accept recommendations for above-inflation pay increases, of about 5.5

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