Rachel Reeves to decide by Wednesday whether to change fiscal rules

Move could unlock up to 57bn in additional spending on infrastructure in October's budget

Rachel Reeves must decide by Wednesday whether to change the government's fiscal rules to potentially unlock up to 57bn in additional spending on infrastructure at this month's budget.

Sources close to the Treasury said the chancellor would need to make a decision before submitting the major measures" for her tax and spending event on 30 October to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).