HYNDBURN and Haslingden MP Graham Jones has slammed a government decision to cut the 50p rate of tax. Mr Jones said the policy would create hardship in his constituency and across the country. He said: “The policy of giving a tax cut of over £40,000 to millionaires, while millions will pay more, is wrong.”
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