Rachel Reeves still has plenty of options on taxation| Letters

Bernie Evans on ways the chancellor could pay for a cut in child poverty, Dr Alan Baker on Labour’s defining mission, Donald Third on conference expulsions and James Douet on the phrase ‘tax raid’We are continually told that Rachel Reeves faces a “difficult budget” (Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November budget, 30 September). Really? Is it that difficult for a Labour chancellor to find ways to fund a major reduction in child poverty?The higher taxes on the gambling industry suggested by Gordon Brown might well be “baked into” the Treasury’s calculations already, but there are many other opportunities available for raising the cash, from closing loopholes and ending tax reliefs to equalising capital gains and income tax. Continue reading...

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