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Making Tax Digital plans will penalise vulnerable and low-paid workers

Many disabled people are already only surviving because of their ability to work and earn alongside their rights to state support.

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Aug 28, 2025
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It’s not profits that are forgotten or under-declared by freelance workers, but their legitimate expenses. Pic: Rachel Reeves/Flickr

Chancellor Rachel Reeves desperately needs to extract more income tax out of the British people and she thinks she’s found something hidden down the back of the sofa. In fact, for accuracy, the Conservative government befor…

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