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Fact checks focussed on tax and the UK economy
An article about the Chancellor promoting an online investment scheme which has been mocked-up to appear as if it was published by BBC News is circulating on Facebook.
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The figure is based on the amount the Conservative party says its “triple lock plus” plan would save the “average pensioner” in income tax cumulatively over the next parliament.
The Conservative claim that a Labour government would mean higher taxes dominated the election’s first TV debate.
The party’s first broadcast of the 2024 general election made broad claims about people’s finances.
We’ve taken a look at how the government’s tax changes have affected workers, following a claim from Labour’s Bridget Phillipson on Question Time.
We’ve looked at the figures after shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves told BBC Radio Essex that taxes were “at a 70 year high” and due to increase.
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