The Chancellor of the Exchequer has denied postponing difficult decisions on reducing welfare costs, insisting the Government is making changes “now”.
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The influential Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank has warned that John Healey's Budget delayed tough decisions.
He has faced criticism for not dealing with the ballooning cost of welfare, including from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who said the country is “drowning in an out-of-control welfare system”.
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