Reeves hints at tax rises in Budget as she heads to Riyadh in search of trade deal

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The chancellor is widely expected to use the Budget to increase taxes once again, with the Institute for Fiscal Studies estimating she needs to find £22bn of tax rises or spending cuts to meet her self-imposed fiscal rule

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Tax rises are on the table ahead of next month’s Budget, Rachel Reeves has indicated, amid mounting speculation over how the chancellor will fill a black hole of up to £50bn.

Reeves hints at tax rises in Budget as she heads to Riyadh in search of trade deal

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