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2024-04-27 00:33:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EA3B0A8AD5B0BFCE2D3E50242745A0402D11F3B4922E5EFDE5247E310971F53E
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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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