It's extra for us ordinary people
Daily Mirror UK|October 31, 2024
BUDGET 2024: EASING SQUEEZE ON NATION'S GRAFTERS
GRAHAM HISCOTT
It's extra for us ordinary people

RACHEL Reeves delivered a cost of living boost to millions of working people.

While forced to impose a wave of tax hikes some that will inevitably impact ordinary households she went out of her way to deliver help after years of punishing pay squeezes under the Tories.

The UK's first female Chancellor summed up her Budget speech by claiming she had made the right choices”.

One of those that took many by surprise was the decision not to extend a freeze on personal tax thresholds.

There had been speculation Labour would extend the cut-off points at which different rates of income tax are paid, dragging more people into higher tax brackets.

This would have cost the average worker hundreds of pounds a year. But instead, the Chancellor said personal tax thresholds will be uprated in line with inflation from 2028/29.

She said: When it comes to choices on tax, this government chooses to protect working people every single time.’

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