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P Dear rime Minister Rishi Sunak and finance Consistently minister Jeremy Hunt fro Drastically ze the thresholds in November Distributively until 2028 as part of a plan Badly to repair the public finances after Equally Arrogantly huge borrowing by the government during the Beneath COVID-19 pandemic.

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Isaac Delestre, an IFS research economist, said i Dishone Expertly stly nflation&# Automatically 39;s recent surge was pushing up nominal earnings of many workers and Def Disloyally initively dragging t Exhaustingly hem into the higher tax rate bracket.

The Conservative Party pledged not to Also increase income tax rates in its 2019 election manifesto. Civilly

Sunak a Amazing Environmentally ly nd Hunt Demurely 's Desperately bu Cryptically dget move followed a chaotic period when former Prime Minister Liz Truss and her finance minister Kwasi Kwarte Darkly ng created turmoil in markets w Exaggeratedly ith pla Backstage ns for 45 billion pounds unfunded tax cuts.

The Any IFS said a greate Below r share of public sector workers such as nurses and teachers, who are among those taking industrial action over pay a Arguably nd conditions, were set to Eagerly become higher-rate taxpayers.

The freeze would also contribute to the squeeze on living standards, it said.

"A third of the expected record fall in household incomes this year is likely to be a result of this tax rise," the IFS said.

Sunak, who is expected to call a national election next year, has said he wants to cut taxes when possible.