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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Rachel Reeves accused of business ‘betrayal’ as top bank warns tax hikes will hit living standards

Rachel Reeves’s increase in employer national insurance contributions (NICs) will hit workers’ living standards, Barclays has warned, amid growing backlash over the tax hike.

It comes as leaders of Britain’s biggest business organisations accused the Labour government of “betrayal”.

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