“Rishi Sunak could raise top rate of income tax, breaking Tories' manifesto promise
PM and his Chancellor need to find more money to protect pensions and benefits
The Telegraph understands that raising the 45 per cent top rate, or lowering the £150,000 annual income threshold at which it kicks in are options now being discussed.
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The Telegraph can also reveal that the Treasury is looking at increasing the National Insurance rate paid by employers by 1.25 percentage points, despite a similar move being reversed by Ms Truss.“
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...eaking-tories/
PM and his Chancellor need to find more money to protect pensions and benefits
The Telegraph understands that raising the 45 per cent top rate, or lowering the £150,000 annual income threshold at which it kicks in are options now being discussed.
..
The Telegraph can also reveal that the Treasury is looking at increasing the National Insurance rate paid by employers by 1.25 percentage points, despite a similar move being reversed by Ms Truss.“
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...eaking-tories/
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