UK budget is a tightrope walk over a black hole

Finance Minister Rachel Reeves is due to set out tax and spending pledges (https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/labours-election-win-brings-power-pitfalls-2024-07-05/) while hemmed in by campaign promises and economic reality - even if debt rules are tweaked. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss the tall task of selling it to the public and markets. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement (https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/privacy-statement.html) for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices (https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmegaphone.spotify.com%2Fabout-advertisements&data=05%7C01%7CKatrina.Hamlin%40thomsonreuters.com%7C3b039bc29d0842c1f3c808db31f2f828%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C638158691841066703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UA%2B51%2B5AGd3j8eftc9yqBr2w%2F5VGBj0t3hHpxTHx5wI%3D&reserved=0) to opt-out of targeted advertising.