Reeves must raise taxes, charge for NHS or ditch pensions triple lock, warns IMF

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised Rachel Reeves’ overall strategy but warned that her lack of fiscal headroom will leave her with hard choices

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Rachel Reeves has been given her strongest warning yet that she will have to break a key party manifesto pledge by hiking taxes, introducing charges to use the NHS or drop the triple lock guarantee on the state pension.

Reeves must raise taxes, charge for NHS or ditch pensions triple lock, warns IMF

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