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to the current rate of 9.1%.
Many of the reasons were outside of Boris Johnson's control. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, for example, has led to rises in oil prices and the cost of food. And, while the government has taken some steps - for example, by cutting fuel duty by 5p per litre - it also went aheadThe government said the tax rise would pay for health and social care, and changes that kicked in this week"In the middle of the worst cost of living crisis for decades," said Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in April, "the government chooses to increase taxes on working people".
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