# Labour ‘faces £28BILLION of spending cuts, tax hikes or more borrowing’ by 2030 after Healey dodged decisions on defence and departmental budgets

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/labour-faces-28billion-of-spending-cuts-tax-hikes-or-more-borrowing-by-2030-after-healey-dodged-decisions-on-defence-and-departmental-budgets/
- Published: 2026-10-29T11:35:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T16:54:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16248897/Labour-faces-28BILLION-spending-cuts-tax-hikes-borrowing-2030-Healey-dodged-decisions-defence-departmental-budgets.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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## Key points

- IFS warns of a possible £28 billion funding gap by 2030.
- Inflation pressures could add £17 billion to budgets.
- Defence’s 3 per cent GDP target could cost another £11 billion.

## Summary

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the Government could face a £28 billion shortfall in its spending plans by 2030, forcing it to choose between cuts, tax rises or more borrowing. The warning follows the Budget, which the IFS says left key decisions on defence and future departmental budgets unresolved.

The IFS estimates that protecting public services from inflation could require an extra £17 billion in 2030-31, while meeting the target of spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence by 2030 would cost another £11 billion. It says reserves have already been used to support near-term defence spending, reducing the Government’s buffer against future shocks; current plans also imply tight budgets and possible real-terms cuts to services.

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