@ethelred186@matthewsyed@cagnamartyr Nah, it was in the tens of thousands in the 90’s than went through the roof under Blair in the early 2000’s…. Then accelerated again under Boris
@mikerainham@janeclarejones If anything, the top rate is a few percent too high to maximise income tax take.
And the tax rise on ER Nic was an idiotic move and anyone with a brain could see it.
@wjprescott The issue is that the means testing is very complicated and hard to administer unless it’s all in cash.
I certainly think the triple lock should be dispensed with