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But we are still in the absurd situation that the effective marginal tax rates on the lowest—paid is higher than the tax rates on the prime minister, or someone who is very highly paid. so the universal credit taper is still out of whack when it comes to tax rates in other parts of the tax system. but you say that the chancellor announced £2 billion extra spending on universal credit. over the course ofjust this month, of course the chancellor has taken £4 billion out of universal credit in the round, because he took out 6 billion at the beginning of the month and put in 2 billion at the e...

I think if you're a port drinker, it's bad news for you. but if you're a champagne drinker, it is good news. although champagne is already quite expensive in the first place. so whether that will have a material impact on the cost of living crisis that people are experiencing at the moment, i'm not entirely sure. you talk about the cost of living crisis and that's become the big theme in the days after the budget. so the government is putting what, more than £2 billion into universal credit, changing that thing called the taper rate, which is the rate at which universal credit is withdrawn an...

As the economy recovers, to cut taxes — as we've shown through our action on business rates today and as we've shown through universal credit taper relief, as well — we will do that, and i suspect that over the course of budgets to come between now and the next election, as the chancellor hinted, we will look to ease the burden of taxation on the public. of course there are things in this budget that we welcome — including some of the additional money for public services — but the key challenges that people are facing right now with the cost—of—living crisis and looking into a wint...

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