Labour’s manifesto promised to protect “working people”. Who exactly it meant by that was left undefined. But the aspirational middle classes could be forgiven for thinking they must have been missed off the Chancellor’s list. Well-qualified and ambitious workers, from electrical engineers and IT professionals to vets and paramedics, might expect to be on track for a well-paid, prosperous life. But these middle-class stalwarts now find themselves being hit from all sides as Rachel Reeves extends the freeze on income tax thresholds and eyes up pension salary sacrifice schemes. The tax burden is rising to a record high, exceeding even...
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