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Healey to shield low-income pensioners from income tax in the Budget
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Changes are needed to prevent the full, flat-rate state pension becoming liable for income tax after it rises in April.
Changes are needed to prevent the full, flat-rate state pension becoming liable for income tax after it rises in April.
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