8 h. ago Sunak urges Reeves to build more fiscal headroom in next UK Budget

Former prime minister joins Jeremy Hunt in pressing chancellor to break free of debt ‘doom loop’

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2 w. ago Reeves looks at bigger tax rises and spending cuts to build up UK fiscal buffer

Bond investors have urged chancellor to increase headroom to avoid breaking borrowing rule

Economics

2 w. ago Rachel Reeves looks for extra headroom in budget to insulate UK economy against bond market

Chancellor hopes to raise enough funds to stop damaging speculation about breaching fiscal rulesRachel Reeves v the OBR: chancellor aims to loosen the watchdog’s gripRachel Reeves is aiming to create more “headroom” against her fiscal rules in November’s tax-raising budget, to cushion the UK against volatile government bond markets.The chancellor met her first rule – to balance taxes and day-to-day spending – with £10bn to spare in last autumn’s budget, and again at her March spring statement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Big bond investors tell Reeves to build bigger fiscal buffer

Pimco and BlackRock both say chancellor needs to go beyond slim £9.9bn of margin left against key borrowing rule

Economics

2 w. ago Pimco and BlackRock tell Reeves to build bigger fiscal buffer

Big bond investors say chancellor needs to go beyond slim £9.9bn of margin left against key borrowing rule

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