There was a sentence in The Times on Feb.19: “With the tax burden running at its highest since the Second World War, there is little scope for Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, to squeeze more out of workers and businesses.”
The Labour government has long been criticized for high taxation. However, on Nov. 26, they caused the opposing Daily Mail Online to run the headline “Highest tax ever,” writing: “She is set to bring in an extra 30 billion pounds a year by 2030-2031 – including an eye-watering 12.7 billion pounds from extending the tax threshold freeze for another three years. Around a quarter of the working population will be paying higher or top rate tax by then, up from just 15% when it was imposed in 2021, as the burden reaches a new record high.”
In response, Labour’s biggest union contributor, Unite chief Sharon Graham, hit out at the government, accusing it of watering down the Employment Rights Bill and targeting "ordinary" people through stealth taxes. Graham also said Unite's 1 million members would no longer trust Labour as they faced higher taxes.
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