Sunak's big election gamble: 2p off NI - but no cut in income tax

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : "The veteran pollster said he would be surprised if the tax giveaway had any impact on the Tories' dire polling figures but said it would depend "on the skill of the politicians to market it".Laura Suter, head of personal finance at investment platform AJ Bell, said the benefit of the tax cut would be smaller for those on lower incomes, as less of their earnings are taxed to begin with.
52% : The think tank said the richest fifth of households would receive more than half of the benefits, while the poorest fifth would see just three per cent of the £10bn cost in lower tax bills.
48% : Amid criticism of the expected tax cut, Downing Street defended the government's record on public spending, insisting it is higher today than in 2010, even accounting for inflation.
46% : The freeze, first introduced by Mr Sunak when he was chancellor, has dragged millions of workers into higher tax brackets.
42% : She added: "Taxes are rising, prices are still going up in the shops and we have been hit by recession.
39% : we can now help families with permanent cuts in taxation".
37% : Resolution Foundation principal economist Adam Corlett told The Independent: "There are huge questions about whether Britain can really afford £20bn of tax cuts this year, given the insufficient outlook for public spending and the need to reduce our national debt.

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