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Labour’s tax red lines have left Reeves with ‘one hand tied’ for budget, says IFS

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Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said Labour had promised not to raise income tax, national insurance, VAT or corporation tax before the budget.

IFS said Labour entered office faced with “unenviable arithmetic” given that previous government pushed tax revenues to the highest level since the 1940s .

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