Rachel Reeves set for £20bn OBR productivity downgrade

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Reeves has consistently doubled down on her "iron clad" fiscal rules to fund day-to-day public spending through tax receipts.
61% : Higher taxes are on way The Chancellor has begun to send clearer signals in recent weeks that tax hikes will be on the cards in the Budget.
52% : In front of an audience of some of the world's richest businessmen and women, Reeves said: "We are looking, of course, at tax and spending to ensure that we both have resilience against future shocks by ensuring we've got sufficient headroom, and also just ensuring that those fiscal rules are adhered to.
44% : But the commitment to the fiscal restraints has led to speculation that the UK will be hit with another fresh round of taxes come November 26 when she takes the dispatch box.
36% : The Treasury is already battling to contain public finances after a U-turn on welfare reforms ruined hopes of £5bn in savings, and a £190bn spending splurge on government departments helped erode the Chancellor's wafer-thin £9.9bn fiscal headroom.

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