The hit to workers reflects growing living costs, including hikes in national insurance contributions and energy bills
"Instead, he's decided to make Britain the only major economy to land working people with higher taxes in the midst of a cost of living crisis."
"We're also helping people to find new jobs, and ensuring work always pays as this is the best way to support households in the longer term," he added. The number of UK workers on payrolls grew by 35,000 between February and March to 29.6 million, according to the ONS, but this was the smallest monthly increase since February last year.
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