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earn before you pay tax will increase to £12,500, and then you ll be charged that higher 13.2% rate for national insurance. that s why the government say that, across this whole tax year, most people will end up paying less but it s an extra pressure for middle earners. lots of the businesses and employees who lost the most over the last couple of years now feel like they re being asked to pay a higher price to cover the costs of the pandemic. i think it s absolutely crazy. with everything else going up and, you know, it s another thing we have to deal with. this salon will have to pay more for each member of staff, butjoseph says it s ok if he s charged more personally. i don t mind if it goes up a little bit cos i know how much help i ve had over the last sort of 18 months. i think, you know, it needs to come from somewhere. but faced with a much bigger increase, boss richard doesn t agree. it s another challenge
like they re being asked to pay a higher price to cover the costs of the pandemic. i think it s absolutely crazy. with everything else going up and, you know, it s another thing we have to deal with. this salon will have to pay more for each member of staff, butjoseph says it s ok if he s charged more personally. i don t mind if it goes up a little bit cos i know how much help i ve had over the last sort of 18 months. i think, you know, it needs to come from somewhere. but faced with a much bigger increase, boss richard doesn t agree. it s another challenge as a business owner, again, to survive and, you know, move forward. difficult, very difficult. it s an increase when so many have already cut all the corners they can. colletta smith, bbc news, in cleckheaton. let s speak now to our political correspondent nick eardley. good morning. how have mps reacted
that s why the government say that, across this whole tax year, most people will end up paying less but it s an extra pressure for middle earners. lots of the businesses and employees who lost the most over the last couple of years now feel like they re being asked to pay a higher price to cover the costs of the pandemic. i think it s absolutely crazy. with everything else going up and, you know, it s another thing we have to deal with. this salon will have to pay more for each member of staff, butjoseph says it s ok if he s charged more personally. i don t mind if it goes up a little bit cos i know how much help i ve had over the last sort of 18 months. i think, you know, it needs to come from somewhere. but faced with a much bigger increase, boss richard doesn t agree. it s another challenge as a business owner, again, to survive and, you know, move forward. difficult, very difficult. it s an increase when so many
the calories on their own aren t going to make that much of a difference. i think you need to know what else is in there, don t you? even your vegetables - are at least in butter or oils, just so they glisten under the light, aren t they? i whereas you wouldn t i necessarily know that you might be thinking, - oh, i m going for a healthier choice by having these vegetables. i feel like there needs to be more kind of education around this, and i don t meanjust in schools, for example. i think it needs to be, like, a wider spread thing, so thinking about the fibre content, the protein, the things that obviously fill you up rather than just a number next to a dish. because obviously that can just be kind of misleading in terms of actually what s inside that food itself. the governments in scotland and wales are consulting on whether to introduce similar regulations. but the big question is what impact these measures will have in the fight against rising obesity levels. dominic hughes,