Rachel Reeves poised to unveil tax rises worth £26bn in budget, leak reveals - short news
Surprise early release of OBR documents shows chancellor doubling her fiscal headroom
Rachel Reeves’s budget is expected to announce tax increases worth £26bn to more than double her fiscal headroom, according to figures published before her speech to the commons.
In a highly unusual development triggering an immediate reaction in the financial markets, figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published on its website before the chancellor’s speech, showed..
source: The Guardian - 26.11.2025