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Should pensioners receive a tax cut of 300 pounds per year?

In May 2024 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak proposed tax cuts for millions of pensioners in his latest campaign pledge, highlighting the importance of older voters in the upcoming July election. The Conservative Party said it would introduce a new age-related allowance and deliver a tax cut of around 100 pounds ($128) for each of 8 million pensioners in 2025, rising to almost 300 pounds a year by the end of the next parliament. The number of pensioners in Britain rose by 140,000 to 12.6 million in the year to February 2023. Close to 50 million Britons will be eligible to vote in the elec…  

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46%
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 @9NT3HNZanswered…2yrs2Y

This should be means tested and wealthy pensioners not receive a tax cut with low income persioners receiving large tax cut

 @9NSYRNJanswered…2yrs2Y

Only if their current rate of income is significantly low ie. Under a reasonable threshold, otherwise no.

 @9NVH772answered…2yrs2Y

I feel like it should be higher since they are no longer working and helping the uk. So the least they could do is pay more mine so that we can buy things to make the uk better.

 @9NSM266answered…2yrs2Y

Tax’s should be based primarily in on the amount of money someone has coming in and how many people they have under their care and not on age

 @9NVH696answered…2yrs2Y

If they only receive state pension then yes but if they receive a large pension from elsewhere then no

 @9NSLXLCanswered…2yrs2Y

Yes, up to a limit on personal wealth. Some pensioners are millionaires! Just because you are old, doesn’t mean you are poor. Means test policies like these.

 @9NTVFS6answered…2yrs2Y

Unfortunately from a Conservative government it feels like bribery. It may make our pensioners feel cared for by a government without acknowledging they were the ones that caused them issues in the first place. Some were unable to heat their homes

 @9NTCJJCanswered…2yrs2Y

The pensioners who are receiving only state pension income should be provided alternative help to alleviate cost of living pressures.

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