Oral QuestionDepartment for Business and Trade

“What recent progress she has made on updating the statutory duties of economic regulators in the utilities sectors.”

Tabled: 16 March 2023Answered: 23 March 2023

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Answer from Hansard

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray)

The Government are committed to keeping taxes for working people as low as possible. The personal allowance means those earning below £12,570 pay no tax. At our first Budget, we decided not to extend the freeze on personal tax thresholds, which was implemented by the previous Government.