The UK's autumn statement provided the "largest ever tax cut for workers".

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Evaluation: Missing context While it is correct to say that this was the largest single decrease to the part of national insurance that workers pay, there have been larger cuts to both national insurance and income tax in the past. The Chancellor’s claim of this being the biggest ever cut for workers is predicated on income tax not just affecting workers, while national insurance is only paid by people in work. The claim is also based on the cut being to the part of national insurance that workers pay. In the past there have been larger cuts to the part of national insurance paid by employers.

Reviewed by PA Media ↗ · December 5, 2023