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2024-06-13 19:46:11 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0FD03DBDAFAA59BE1589221F820A47620E46D9B8A4AB83D1645E78D9EB8687CB
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NNN – It is not claimed that the figure was derived by the treasury, therefore the post is not misleading. The source below demonstrates that the derivation of the figure involves some costings from the treasury as part of a wider calculation. See calculation here: https://public.conservatives.com/publicweb/Labour-tax-rises.pdf https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/labour-increase-tax-bill-protect-cash/ https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jun/06/rachel-reeves-under-pressure-from-shadow-ministers-to-raise-capital-gains-tax-to-revive-public-services https://www.ft.com/content/11e3c349-c1cc-4356-9911-691bc6f0cb17 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13320995/amp/Rachel-Reeves-tax-tsar-claimed-pensioners-ridiculously-good-said-taxed-more.html
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