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All the nasty details in the small print of Jeremy Hunt's Budget speech

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62% : But Labour branded the tax cuts a "Tory con", which leave people paying "more for less" as millions of people are being dragged into higher income tax bracket.
58% : In the Budget, Mr Hunt said he was scrapping tax breaks for 'non-doms' who have lived in the country for more than four years.
56% : Here's everything you need to know.7 million Brits pushed into paying more income taxMillions of people will be dragged into higher tax brackets thanks to the freeze on income tax thresholds announced by Rishi Sunak back in 2021.
56% : Analysis by the Liberal Democrats suggests an average earner on a £35,000 salary will be £383 worse off over this year and the next, due to stealth tax rises.
55% : Non-dom inheritance tax loophole could benefit PM's familyRishi Sunak's family still stands to benefit from a tax break worth up to £300million despite Jeremy Hunt claiming to abolish "non-dom" benefits.
54% : The freeze means the levels that workers start paying income tax don't rise in line with inflation - pulling workers into higher tax brackets when their wages go up.
52% : Jeremy Hunt has scraped the barrel to fund a 2p cut to National Insurance in a last ditch bid to revive Tory fortunes.
49% : "Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty have an estimated worth of about £529million, according to the Sunday Times rich list Tory landlords handed tax breakTory landlords have been handed a tax break that will see them save money if they sell their properties.
49% : The Treasury said the cut to capital gains tax will "encourage landlords and second home-owners to sell their properties, making more available for a variety of buyers including those looking to get on the housing ladder for the first time".Tax burden set for post-1948 highDespite Tory boasts about tax cuts, the overall tax burden is on course to reach the highest level since 1948.
48% : The Conservatives have often claimed to be the party of low taxation but Mr Sunak and Boris Johnson have presided over massive tax rises during this Parliament, following the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
47% : The Chancellor has slashed the top rate of capital gains tax on property sales from 28% to 24%.
43% : But the Treasury have since confirmed to the Mirror that this does not apply to Inheritance Tax.

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