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The chancellor is using semantics to argue she has not broken her pledge - which will be of little comfort to those whose income tax bill will soar
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The chancellor was on the morning media rounds on Thursday claiming that, technically, she has not broken the manifesto promise to not raise income tax, VAT or national insurance contributions “for working people”.
