Budgets & fiscal events· Economy and public finances How should the Chancellor escape her headroom bind? 14 March 2025 by Ruth Curtice and Imogen Stone and Tom Clark It is only four months since Rachel Reeves ‘shocked’ Britain by doing what every Chancellor does after an election – jacking up taxes. We have now been told the Government will make the “politically difficult” choice to cut welfare. It is safe to say that no political choices are walks in the park. The “bravest” … Continued READ MORE