No 10 denies Reeves misled over black hole as OBR letter challenges warnings

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : But a letter from the OBR to the Treasury Select Committee of MPs published on Friday appeared to suggest an improved tax take from growing wages and inflation meant that gap had diminished before she even made the speech.
50% : The prospect of a hike in income tax rates - which was trailed for several weeks - were dropped on November 13, with the Treasury citing improved forecasting.
46% : The Budget on Wednesday followed weeks of warnings from Ms Reeves that she would need to make "hard choices", including a period of time in which it seemed likely she would hike the headline rates of income tax to meet her tax and spending commitments.
45% : " On November 4, Ms Reeves set the scene for the Budget with a Downing Street speech that suggested tax rises were needed to secure the UK's economic future and that poor productivity growth would have "consequences for the public finances" in terms of lower tax revenue.

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