Tag: Budget analysis
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Income tax threshold freeze could push half a million pensioners into tax
What the threshold freeze means for pensioners The government’s plan to freeze the income tax thresholds is set to keep the same personal allowance and basic-rate band values in real terms for several more years. In plain terms, that means the amount of earnings and pension income that escapes tax won’t grow with inflation. As…
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Conservatives Budget Week Turns Nightmare for Poilievre
Budget Week: A Gift for the Opposition, a Nightmare for the Leader When a government unveils its budget, opposition parties often seize the moment to frame the conversation. This year, budget week became a difficult stage for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. What started as a routine fiscal event quickly morphed into a narrative battle over…