No tax rises in payslips for 'working people', vows minister

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Bridget Phillipson refused to say if a small business owner was a "working person" in an interview with the BBC, ahead of Wednesday's Budget.

On whether a small business owner making a profit of £13,000 would count as a working person, she said she could not go into specific details about "who may or may not be captured in tax measures that may or may not happen in the Budget".

Asked if she, as a minister earning up to £160,000, counted as a working person, she replied: "My income derives from my job and I’ll pay whatever taxes are required of me.

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Published On: 2024-10-27 @ 12:53:25 (1 days ago)

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