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Budget 2024: Chancellor Rachel Reeves defends £40bn tax rises - 'everything has to be paid for'

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Rachel Reeves has defended raising taxes by the highest amount since 1993 .

The chancellor announced 40bn worth of tax rises in Wednesday 's budget.

The lion's share comes from a 25bn increase in employers' National Insurance contributions.

She said she has included everything ministers will spend in forecast forecast.

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