Starmer fails to repeat commitment not to extend freeze on income tax
- Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of waging 'war on the countryside' after the government canceled a fund meant to help local groups buy at-risk pubs, impacting rural communities.
- The Community Ownership Fund, launched in 2021, aimed to distribute £150 million by 2025 but was cut early at £135 million allocated.
- As rural pubs face a record low, local leaders express concern that this cancellation will harm community hubs crucial for preventing isolation.
- Tory MP Kevin Hollinrake criticized Sir Keir Starmer for pushing pubs to the brink of extinction and harming rural communities.
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Starmer fails to repeat commitment not to extend freeze on income tax
In the autumn budget, Rachel Reeves decided not to extend the freeze on the thresholds at which people start to pay different rates of income tax.
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