UK finance minister Rachel Reeves is defending a tax-hiking Budget - promising it'll eventually put more money in people's pockets.
It included a freeze on income tax thresholds - meaning 1.7 million people will find themselves paying more tax.
The UK's tax burden is set to be at its highest level in history by 2030/31, as the government attempts to balance public finances.
Opposition parties say Rachel Reeves is strangling growth and causing a 'doom loop' for the economy.
She says the decisions are difficult but fair and necessary.
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It included a freeze on income tax thresholds - meaning 1.7 million people will find themselves paying more tax.
The UK's tax burden is set to be at its highest level in history by 2030/31, as the government attempts to balance public finances.
Opposition parties say Rachel Reeves is strangling growth and causing a 'doom loop' for the economy.
She says the decisions are difficult but fair and necessary.
IN: 'I do...
OUT: ...more.'
DUR: 21 secs
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1127budget-reeves1.mp3