Criminal inquiry demanded as 'unprecedented' leak of Chancellor's Budget reveals £26bn tax rises

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Other personal tax changes include £4.7 billion through charging national insurance on salary-sacrificed pension contributions, and £2.1 billion through increasing tax rates on dividends, property and savings income by two percentage points.
53% : The freeze in tax thresholds will result in 780,000 more basic-rate, 920,000 more higher-rate, and 4,000 more additional-rate income tax payers in 2029/30, raking in about £8 billion for the Exchequer.
45% : The watchdog confirmed the Chancellor would be increasing taxes by £26billion in 2029-30 before MPs were told in the House of Commons.
42% : The OBR document also confirmed Ms Reeves's Budget "raises taxes by amounts rising to £26 billion in 2029-30, through freezing personal tax thresholds and a host of smaller measures".

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