How Andy Burnham’s U‑turn leaves workers paying £700 more under stealth tax freeze

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How Andy Burnham's U‑turn leaves workers paying £700 more under stealth tax freeze.

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has stepped back from suggesting raising the income tax personal allowance is a priority after acknowledging the cost of doing so.Over the weekend, Mr Burnham told The Times the frozen personal allowance was "the thing I heard the most on the doorsteps" in Makerfield, adding it had become "lodged in my mind".The personal allowance, which is the amount people can earn before paying income tax, has remained frozen at £12,570 since April 2021.According to figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), if the allowance had increased in line with inflation it would now stand at £16,070.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The difference of £3,500 means a basic-rate taxpayer could pay around £700 more in income tax each year than if the threshold had risen with inflation.Analysis by AJ Bell suggests higher-rate taxpayers could pay as much as £3,500 more a year because of the freeze.By Monday, however, the Prime Minister said increasing the threshold would...

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