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OECD warns Reeves higher taxes and spending restraint will limit consumer expenditure

todayDecember 2, 2025

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UK economy will grow faster than France, Germany and Italy but slower than US next year, report predicts

Rachel Reeves has been warned by a leading thinktank that tight government spending and higher taxes will restrict consumer expenditure, despite predicting the UK economy will grow at a faster pace than France, Germany and Italy next year.

Analysts at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said the government’s ongoing “fiscal consolidation” – meaning higher taxes and reduced government spending – will act as a “headwind” to the UK economy, with “past tax and spending adjustments weighing on household disposable income and slowing consumption”.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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