RACHEL Reeves is facing pressure to slash the welfare bill rather than increase taxes. The Chancellor is preparing to break her party’s manifesto promises and raise income tax in her Budget on November 26. Welfare spending — including pensions — rose from £236 billion in 2015/16 to £285 billion in 2023/24, according to government figures analysed by the TaxPayers’… Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
