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2024-04-28 15:19:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 91D35C0EA082F10E0886B04C1A2A6786C8363BC9DD9B2B767EEF0D828F18F041
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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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