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Why Labour’s tax attacks on the Tories are working

27 January 2024

9:00 AM

27 January 2024

9:00 AM

This week tens of millions of workers will receive their pay slips for the month of January and with them a tax cut. National Insurance is going down, so take-home pay is rising.

Polls show that voters think Labour is more likely to cut tax than the Tories, a surprise weapon for Starmer

The NI tax cut is meant to signal a ‘gear shift’ – as the Prime Minister told this magazine last month – when it comes to taxation.

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