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[ A "triple tax lock", ruling out increases
in the headline rate of income tax and National Insurance, as well as VAT, for five years Raising the National Insurance threshold to £9,500 in 2020, with an ambition to raise it further to £12,500 Childcare: £250m a year, for at least three years , plus a £250m capital spending boost, for "wraparound" childcare - meaning after school or during holidays Environment: £6.3bn for upgrades to homes, such as grants for improving boilers and insulation £500m a year for four years for filling potholes - almost 10 times the amount promised by the party in an announcement in March A new National Skills Fund of £600m a year for five years. Labour and the Liberal Democrats have announced similar plans Building "Northern Powerhouse Rail" between Leeds and Manchester and investing £28.8bn in strategic and local roads] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50532000 |
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