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Is Reeves brave enough to give the economy the medicine it needs?

26 March 2025

5:05 PM

26 March 2025

5:05 PM

Rachel Reeves has wanted to downplay the significance of the Spring Statement this afternoon. But with every leaked proposal and briefing, the statement feels increasingly like a full-blown Budget. Soaring borrowing costs, and a growth forecast set to be slashed in half, have wiped out the Chancellor’s £10 billion headroom against her ‘ironclad’ fiscal rules.

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