'Poorer' pensioners to be dragged into Tory stealth tax, Lib Dems say | Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
According to the latest DWP figures, 12.7 million people receive the state pension.
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According to the latest DWP figures, 12.7 million people receive the state pension.
An analysis of the Prime Minister and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's tax plans showed around 1.2million extra pensioners will have to pay income tax in 2024/25.
House of Commons analysis estimates that 1.2 million pensioners will be dragged into paying income tax in 2024-25
Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has refused to increase the threshold when people start paying income tax so record numbers of pensioners are being landed with tax bills
House of Commons analysis estimates that 1.2 million pensioners will be dragged into paying income tax in 2024-25