Britain is raising taxes at fastest rate in G7, says IMF - as Healey prepares further hikes after ruling out more borrowing to fund Budget giveaways

Figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) project that the UK tax burden will rise to 41.9 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by the start of the next Parliament.

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