Tax rises ‘guaranteed’ as Healey faces £22bn black hole from Burnham spending plans

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Chancellor John Healey will be forced to launch another round of major tax rises in the autumn, leading economists have warned, after a City AM analysis found £22bn of spending pledges are not accounted for in official forecasts.

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