• The Guardian view on tax and social care: an honesty deficit | Editorial

    The Guardian view on tax and social care: an honesty deficit | Editorial
    Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are using stealth and misdirection to dodge hard long-term policy challenges Last September, Boris Johnson broke a manifesto pledge by announcing a 1.25 percentage point rise in national insurance contributions. On Wednesday, that extra deduction from pay packets took effect, albeit with an important adjustment. In last month’s spring statement, the chancellor raised the threshold at which national insurance is paid from £9,800 to £12,570 – c

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