What Jeremy Hunt's stealth taxes mean for you - experts explain autumn statement

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The chancellor announced real terms increases in spending for both health and social care.
60% : All European countries are dealing with the aftermath of the pandemic, inflation and rising interest rates, so the current economic situation and political instability in the UK are more likely due to a worsening of the country's finances following Brexit.
57% : He also (unsurprisingly but importantly) accepted the findings of the health select committee (where he was formerly the chair) on the health and care workforce; staff retention and productivity are key to getting performance back on track.
57% : On the health front, the question is whether investing in social care and an increase of £3.3 billion in NHS funding will help UK health spending come close to EU countries.
56% : Prioritising public services during difficult economic times is a sensible approach, however, the government could invest further in social care and childcare, recognising the long-term impact of these investments, such as unlocking talent to address skills shortages in the labour market and contributing to the levelling-up agenda.
53% : So too will the threshold for national insurance (also £12,570).
53% : Filling 'black hole' will hit growthPhil Tomlinson, professor of industrial strategy, deputy director centre for governance, regulation and industrial strategy, University of Bath
53% : Phil Tomlinson, Professor of Industrial Strategy, Deputy Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath; Adi Imsirovic, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, University of Surrey; Cam Donaldson FRSE, Yunus Chair and Distinguished Professor of Health Economics, Glasgow Caledonian University; Despina Alexiadou, Senior Lecturer at the School of Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde ; Gavin Midgley, Senior Teaching Fellow in Accounting, University of Surrey; Hilary Ingham, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Lancaster University; Jennifer Castaneda Navarrete, Senior Policy Analyst (IfM Engage), University of Cambridge; Jonquil Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, The Open University; Karen Bloor, Professor of Health Economics and Policy, University of York; Peter Bloom, Professor of Management, University of Essex; Shampa Roy-Mukherjee, Associate Professor in Economics, University of East London; Steven McCabe, Associate Professor, Institute for Design, Economic Acceleration & Sustainability (IDEAS), Birmingham City University; Supriya Kapoor, Assistant Professor of Finance, Trinity College Dublin, and Tolu Olarewaju, Economist and Lecturer in Management, Keele University
50% : Instead, the chancellor appeared to be announcing more spending on health, social care and education, while promising continued help with energy costs and the cost-of-living crisis.
50% : More people will also pay the 45% rate as that threshold drops from £150,000 to £125,140.From April 2023, households will also see a bigger rise in council tax bills, as local authorities are given the freedom to increase them by up to 5%, which includes 2% to meet social care costs.
50% : This is why a fresh vision is required for taxation that goes beyond simply trying to balance the books.
50% : Although the adoption of the pay recommendations of the independent pay review bodies for the NHS and teachers is welcome, there is no mention in the statement of the working conditions in social care and childcare.
48% :Taxes will reduce investment in energyAdi Imsirovic, senior research fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, University of SurreyAs expected, the chancellor increased the windfall tax on profits of oil and gas firms from 25% to 35% and extended it until March 2028.
43% : Although he announced investment in social care, he avoided any real reform and again delayed implementing the cap on care costs.
42% : This means that as incomes rise (even if not by enough to counter the impact of inflation) more people who were previously non-taxpayers will start to pay tax, and more basic-rate taxpayers will slip into the higher-rate bracket.
42% : To do this, the chancellor has announced a combination of public spending cuts and tax rises.
37% : Starting with income tax, the thresholds of personal allowance (£12,570) and higher-rate tax (£50,270) will now remain frozen until April 2028.
32% : A recent YouGov shows 56% of Britons certainly think leaving EU was the wrong decision.
28% : The safety nets of welfare, the NHS and social care have never been more important, and the major challenges they face continue.

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