Our latest estimate suggests the Chancellor will need to raise £18-28bn in the Budget to avoid breaking her fiscal rules and to maintain her £9.9bn buffer. (See our Fiscal Headroom Monitor.) With Labour MPs not amenable to spending cuts and financial markets sensitive to borrowing, higher taxes on households will do most of the heavy lifting.
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