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2024-04-26 17:11:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 93EB80EF80012A28ACDFB91D97D4DE7C3D5A7228C5E05A49ED076D7EBC3D3D17
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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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