A tax-raising British Budget with no long-term solutions
The chancellor’s failure to drive growth and cut spending leaves future levy rises on the cards
The chancellor’s failure to drive growth and cut spending leaves future levy rises on the cards

Smorgasbord of tax rises is riskier for chancellor, our personal finances and the UK economy

Reassessing taxes and spending every six months introduces excessive policy uncertainty

The chancellor must initiate lasting reforms to raise revenue and cut costs

No party looks truly ready to confront tax-resistant voters with some hard questions

Delays in dealing with fiscal pressures risk further damage to household consumption, corporate investment and overall growth

The way in which the UK system sees rates rise and then fall as income increases is indefensible