BBCNEWS BBC July 2, 2024
hello. rishi sunak is promising to increase the tax—free allowance for pensioners if the conservatives win the general election. he says the policy would mean retirees are £95 better off from the beginning of the next financial year. in a moment, we'll be on the campaign trail with labour and the reform party. but first, harry farley reports on the new conservative pledge and the reaction to it. the prime minister at a pottery factory in stoke—on—trent, painting his offerfor pensioners. under current government plans, the tax threshold are frozen, so as the state pension rises...