Philip Hammond will have to confront a £25bn hole in the public finances in his Autumn Statement as UK growth and tax revenues fall short of projections, according to a leading economic think-tank.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says borrowing will be £31bn a year higher than expected by 2019-2
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Gemma Tetlow, FT
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