Rachel Reeves warns ‘harder choices’ coming at BudgetChancellor Rachel Reeves hit back at critics who have called for higher spending and fiscal rules to be abandoned. Peter Byrne/PA WireChancellor Rachel Reeves has warned that her choices will be “harder” at this year’s Budget, with questions being raised on whether she will row back on Labour manifesto tax commitments to plug a £30bn shortfall. Tax rises had already been deemed all but certain, and the Chancellor made no effort to quell such fears today. This may suggest the door remains slightly ajar for indirect tax changes or threshold adjustments in the upcoming budget. In response to the speech, Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride said Reeves was making it harder for young people to get into work despite reforms to youth employment.