OECD warns Reeves higher taxes and spending restraint will limit consumer expenditure

UK economy will grow faster than France, Germany and Italy but slower than US next year, report predicts

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A leading thinktank has warned Rachel Reeves that tight government spending and higher taxes will restrict consumer expenditure, despite it predicting the UK economy will grow at a faster pace than France, Germany and Italy next year.

Analysts at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said the government's ongoing fiscal consolidation" - meaning higher taxes and reduced government spending - would act as a headwind" to the UK economy, with past tax and spending adjustments weighing on household disposable income and slowing consumption".