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2024-04-26 21:12:45 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 08B2CADE80E37B54889D558B78A21D809FA3540F2AC33D6119DE87328938A1F0
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The UK Treasury has been freezing the Personal Tax Allowance last year and this. Because inflation grows, in real terms the PTA is falling. That’s a tax rise commonly known as fiscal drag. It cancels out much of the National Insurance Cut. Explained here: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9687/CBP-9687.pdf
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