Starmer says Budget 'asked everybody to contribute' to protect public services

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The freeze in 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 as earnings rise over time.
52% : The increases are also needed to pay for increased welfare spending, with the abolition of the two-child benefit cap costing £3 billion a year by 2029/30.
50% : People are dragged into paying 20% income tax if their earnings rise above £12,570, with the 40% rate from £50,271 and the 45% band from £125,140.
47% : Rachel Reeves's Budget put Britain on course for a record tax burden as she hiked levies by £26 billion after weaker economic forecasts left holes in her previous spending plans.
46% : These include a new pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles, increased taxes on online betting and a so-called "mansion tax" on homes worth more than £2 million.
45% : Asked by the BBC if Labour had broken its manifesto commitment not to raise headline taxes on working people, the Prime Minister replied: "We made a number of commitments in our manifesto which we have kept, but I accept that...
40% : Having abandoned plans for a manifesto-busting income tax rise, Chancellor Ms Reeves opted for a range of smaller tax increases to pay for Government spending and build a larger buffer against her borrowing rules.
22% : But she continued to face accusations of breaching Labour's election promise not to raise taxes on working people after deciding to keep tax thresholds frozen until 2030/31 and levying national insurance on some pension contributions.

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