A new report from the House of Commons Library, cited by the Liberal Democrats, states that an estimated 1.3 million people will pay more if the chancellor maintains the freeze on income tax thresholds.
This policy, which has been dubbed a 'stealth tax,' will cost workers an average of £285 a year.
Critics argue that this measure disproportionately affects lower and middle-income workers, increasing the financial pressure on households.
In other news, the republican movement has been urged to admit it was wrong after the Operation Kenova investigation found no evidence that Damian McCrory, a Co Tyrone man killed by the IRA in 1985, was an informant.
McCrory, who had learning difficulties, was abducted, interrogated, and killed on October 7, 1985.
He had been accused of providing information that led to the killing of three IRA members.
The Kenova report's findings, which clear McCrory's name, are a significant development in a long-standing case, and the call for an apology is aimed at bringing closure to the victim's family and correcting a historical injustice.
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