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New tax rules could leave millions more households paying more to HMRC.
Rachel Reeves has controversially announced tax bands will stay frozen for the next few years.
This is known as a stealth tax as more workers are dragged into paying tax without a formal announcement about any rises.
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This leaves certain groups of people vulnerable to paying more over the coming years.
Someone starts paying the higher rate of income tax once they start earning over £50,270.
This leaves people earning around £40,000 at risk of entering the higher tax band should they change jobs or get a promotion.
The same is the case for lower

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