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More Brits Facing Tax Bills | Leeds News
Tax time’s getting tougher for more Brits—over 44 million people could face income tax bills by the end of the decade, thanks to a frozen personal allowance stuck at £12,570 since 2022. That freeze, set to last until April 2031, is pushing hundreds of thousands more into basic-rate tax and even sending 630,000 over-65s onto the tax rolls. Andy Burnham, who once backed raising the allowance, now says it’s not on the table for immediate cost-of-living relief—though he’ll revisit it in next year’s budget. With projected tax receipts soaring to £347 billion by 2026–27, the government’s…
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