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2024-04-28 19:49:50 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A2C1519F445C2DFF21872960DA3AF0AC373080B1B2BE1DC4C055DCC085B7A369
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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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