There has been a lot of negativity from some Opposition Members, but more people are in jobs than ever before and that means that in North East Hampshire more people are in good jobs, with average earnings of more than £47,000. May I congratulate my right hon. Friend not only on committing to increasing the tax-free allowance
but on raising the threshold for the higher rate? Clearly, many hard-working families are being hit by a tax that was never intended for them.