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Britain Tests the Limits With Plan to Tax Its Way Out of Debt

Bloomberg Markets Friday 30 October 2026, 05:00 UTC By Philip Aldrick 1 min read
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Britain Tests the Limits With Plan to Tax Its Way Out of Debt Britain was singled out for praise by the International Monetary Fund this month for the boldest deficit-reduction plan of any Group of Seven nation. Bolder still is its decision to deliver the whole squeeze with higher taxes, with economists warning that Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Over the five years of the current parliamentary term, the government plans to reduce...

Britain Tests the Limits With Plan to Tax Its Way Out of Debt Britain was singled out for praise by the International Monetary Fund this month for the boldest deficit-reduction plan of any Group of Seven nation. Bolder still is its decision to deliver the whole squeeze with higher taxes, with economists warning that Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Over the five years of the current parliamentary term, the government plans to reduce borrowing by £76 billion ($102 billion). All of that and more, £107 billion in total, will be done through tax hikes, the Resolution Foundation said in its analysis of Wednesday’s budget.
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