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2024-04-26 11:29:13 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E17FAB3BA0DE5E232EE10D69FB6B5D9C2F241691A8ABB8CDD79A7F3CCDF64E9D
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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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