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How will Labour plug the hole in the nation’s finances?

Ed Monk

Ed Monk - Fidelity International

This week, changes to the government’s tax and spending plans that many warned were coming got a little closer this week after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a £22bn hole in the public finances.

What does that mean for our finances, what tax changes could come and why might it be a mistake to try to pre-empt any changes to tax rules?

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