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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Archie Mitchell and Kate Devlin

Treasury rubbishes Rishi Sunak’s £2,000 tax hike election TV debate claim

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The Treasury has rubbished Rishi Sunak’s claim Labour will put up taxes by £2,000 for every household - a major line of attack for the prime minister in Tuesday night’s TV debate.

In the first televised clash of the general election campaign, Mr Sunak repeatedly pointed to analysis by Treasury civil servants showing a £38.5bn black hole in Sir Keir Starmer’s spending plans.

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