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2024-01-07 18:18:08 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 008DD349F86FAB8919614544E980893FC76606D228EF13E75A2AA9B47860324E
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This claim is misleading, there is a decrease in National Insurance, but the freezing of income tax thresholds mean that more people are paying more tax, and the over-all tax burden is at a record high. https://www.ft.com/content/8e5b671d-67bf-4b08-9c10-ec47e54e45b9 https://news.sky.com/story/autumn-statement-2023-national-insurance-to-be-cut-by-2-as-state-pension-and-universal-credit-to-rise-13013401 See box 3.1 https://obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/E03004355_November-Economic-and-Fiscal-Outlook_Web-Accessible.pdf
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