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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gavin Cordon

Jeremy Hunt plots tax rises to fill £50 billion black hole in public finances

PA Wire

People across the country could face tax rises for years to come as Rishi Sunak looks to address a black hole of up to £50 billion in the public finances, it is reported.

The prime minister and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Monday agreed to freeze the thresholds at which people start to pay the different rates of income tax and national insurance, according to The Daily Telegraph.

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