The number liable for 40 per cent higher rate tax has doubled to 977k over the past five years, while those paying the 45 per cent additional rate has trebled to 115k.

Fiscal drag means more people are paying higher tax rates without necessarily being more well-off

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMore than one million pensioners have been pushed into higher tax brackets due to fiscal drag (Lucy North/PA)Analysis shows that frozen…