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'No one wants to pay': James O'Brien on potential tax hikes
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13:02Now PlayingJames O’Brien takes aim at Britain’s broken finances, from austerity to potholes, and asks why everyone wants more from government but nobody wants to pay for it.
It comes as Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering raising income tax in her Budget next month in what would be a major break of one of Labour’s main manifesto pledges.
She may raise income tax to fill a hole in the public finances estimated at between £30bn and £50bn.
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