Rachel Reeves urged to break manifesto pledges to avoid ‘pasty tax’ budget

<p>Labour colleagues advise chancellor against string of small money-raising measures, as OBR presents forecast</p><p>Some of Rachel Reeves’s Labour colleagues have urged her to ditch the party’s manifesto promises rather than risk a “pasty tax” budget that raises money through a string of small measures.</p><p>As the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) presented its first fiscal forecast to the Treasury on Friday, several sources said there was tension within the government over the manifesto pledges.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/04/rachel-reeves-urged-to-break-manifesto-pledges-to-avoid-pasty-tax-budget">Continue reading...</a>