UK Treasury open to smaller fiscal headroom to reduce tax hikes, FT reports

UK Treasury open to smaller fiscal headroom to reduce tax hikes, FT reports

British ​finance minister John Healey ​may accept a ‌smaller fiscal ​buffer to reduce tax rises in next month’s budget as ‌investors signaled the gilt market would not be spooked by a more modest headroom target, the Financial Times ‌reported on Wednesday.

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