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2024-04-26 11:55:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0D1802CF9B1CCB96663E5C76884176E31BBB1F38B3BEE211F745D30A9BCC4C36
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Original Note:
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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