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Rachel Reeves should avoid 'half-baked' tax fixes in Budget, says IFS
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says Rachel Reeves can raise tens of billions in revenue by reforming property and inheritance taxes without increasing income tax, National Insurance, or VAT.
- The Institute for Fiscal Studies advised Labour's Rachel Reeves to avoid 'half-baked' tax fixes in the upcoming Budget.
- The IFS said it would be possible for Reeves to raise tens of billions without breaking Labour's manifesto promises, but warned against reforms that would be 'economically harmful'.
- The think tank urged wider reform to align tax rates across different forms of income, which it said would be 'fairer and more growth friendly'.
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IFS warns Rachel Reeves against ‘half-baked dash for revenue’
Thinktank says UK could raise significant funds by tackling some of the longstanding ‘inefficiency and unfairness’ in tax system Rachel Reeves must avoid “a half-baked dash for revenue” or risk damaging economic growth as the chancellor seeks to close a large gap in next month’s ...

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Reeves could raise billions without breaking Labour pledges – IFS
The Government is under pressure to balance the books ahead of November’s autumn statement.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Right
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- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources lean Right
37% Left
L 37%
C 27%
R 36%
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