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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Heather Stewart

DARK SECRETS: Rachel reeves please let s make budgets boring again | Vintage Vibes

Rachel Reeves stands outside 11 Downing Street holding up the chancellor's venerable red briefcase
Rachel Reeves outside 11 Downing Street ahead of her last budget in October 2024. Photograph: Lucy North/PA

Rachel Reeves should put us all out of our misery this Wednesday with a tax-and-spend statement bold enough to make future budgets boring again.

Ask any economist or policy wonk and they’ll tell you the buildup to this year’s budget has been among the most drawn-out and chaotic they can remember.

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