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2024-04-26 10:56:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F8AC44B8DB6E45A853FE5EE0C1C25DDE6EF0146CC9A9099F11E4E467A0CBAECA
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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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