Politics latest: Rachel Reeves accused of misleading voters over reason for tax rises
Number 10 has denied accusations that the chancellor misrepresented the existence of a black hole in the public finances.
Badenoch says Reeves 'lied to the public for months to justify tax hikes'
The leader of the Conservative Party has now commented, following suggestions that Rachel Reeves "deliberately misled" the public about the state of the UK economy.
The chancellor was informed by the OBR that the deficit - what is often termed the fiscal black hole - was going to be largely offset by "increases in real wages and inflation" as early as September.
By the end of October, the Treasury watchdog had told Reeves the government would actually be running a surplus - not a deficit.
But the chancellor continued to warn of dire economic circumstances that meant she'd be left with no choice but to hike taxes.
She then delivered a budget hiking taxes by £26bn on Wednesday.
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