Reeves calls for Labour unity ahead of eve of tax-raising Budget

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : As she is preparing to undertake what has been described as a "smorgasbord" approach to raising tax, Ms Reeves could hit high-value properties with a new levy that applies to those worth more than £2 million and could raise £400-£450 million, according to reports.
51% : The Chancellor is due to deliver her second budget in the House of Commons on Wednesday, in which she is widely expected to pull the lever on tax hikes in order to fill a black hole in the public finances.
37% : But she has already been warned about the impact of the so-called "mansion tax" if it is implemented incorrectly.
36% : Many Labour MPs are understood to have become increasingly frustrated about the prospect of tax rises on the horizon, amid their party's opinion poll slump less than two years into a term of government.
36% : The downgrade, and the subsequent reduction in tax revenues, will force the Chancellor to hike taxes to balance the books and build a bigger buffer against future shocks than the historically-low level of headroom she has previously given herself.
33% : Economist Paul Johnson, formerly of the influential Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank, told The I Paper that a full revaluation of council tax was needed, rather than simply raising the highest tax bands.

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