Income tax rise not ruled out by Keir Starmer in PMQs clash on Budget with Kemi Badenoch

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : We've already delivered the fastest growth in the G7 in the first half of this year, five interest rate cuts in a row, trade deals with the US, EU and India.
50% : But Mrs Badenoch said he had ruled out a rise in income tax when she asked him the same question in the summer.
47% : Partially reversing the winter fuel allowance cut, the U-turn on cutting welfare spending and the expected end of the two-child benefit cap have added to the Chancellor's need to find more cash.
45% : Income tax rise not ruled out by Keir Starmer in PMQs clash on Budget with Kemi Badenoch Nicholas Cecil 29 October 2025 at 1:45 pm 0 Sir Keir Starmer refused to rule out an increase in income tax at the Budget.
45% : At Prime Minister's Questions, he was asked by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch to confirm that the Government would stick to Labour's manifesto not to raise the rates of income tax, National Insurance and VAT.
45% : Revenue-raising options for the Treasury include adding 1p or 2p to income tax, a higher band of council tax for expensive properties, a mansion tax of 1 per cent on the value of properties above £2 million, freezing the thresholds for further years at which people start paying income tax and the higher rates, cutting relief on pension contributions and higher levies on unearned income such as shares.
44% : She challenged him: "Last year in its manifesto, Labour promised not to increase income tax, not to increase National Insurance and not to increase VAT.
32% : But Mrs Badenoch accused the Prime Minister of planning to raise taxes because the Government could not push through cuts to benefits in the face of opposition from Labour MPs. Just days ago, Rachel Reeves signalled that millions of households face tax rises as she seeks to avoid growth-busting new levies on businesses.

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