is in the context of a decade of austerity, where public services have been cut to the bone. there is not really much left to cut any more. there is a lot of pain ahead. some of the measures are to be welcomed. difficult times ahead over the next few years. the next few years. interesting, you talk about a the next few years. interesting, you talk about a lot the next few years. interesting, you talk about a lot of the next few years. interesting, you talk about a lot of pain. the next few years. interesting, you talk about a lot of pain. i m - the next few years. interesting, you talk about a lot of pain. i m just - talk about a lot of pain. i m just reading some material that is coming into us at the bbc from the institute for fiscal studies, crunching the numbers announced yesterday including the fact that the chancellor has frozen tax thresholds which will pull more people into paying higher rates of tax. it is now saying that 8 million people will be pulled into the 40% t
john, thank you so much forjoining us. i m going to start with you, john stapleton. it is a bit childish, but it is nice when you have a broadcast interview making headlines in the newspapers at the start. we will all pay more tax, pretty clear from jeremy hunt. yes. pretty clear from jeremy hunt. yes, talk to laura pretty clear from jeremy hunt. yes, talk to laura kuenssberg pretty clear from jeremy hunt. ye: talk to laura kuenssberg on the bbc this morning. not exactly surprising news for any of us. let s face it. we are expecting 25 million of tax races and 35 billion of cuts, we will come to the cuts later. he did not go into any detail with laura today, but the speculation is 45p on income tax. that will affect people on earnings of 100 rev thousand. the tax there shall generally be raised so thousands of people are going to a higher tax band as their wages go
with you, us. i m going to start with you, john stapleton. it is a bit childish, but it is nice when you have a broadcast interview making headlines in the newspapers at the start. we will all pay more tax, pretty clear from jeremy hunt. yes. pretty clear from jeremy hunt. yes, talk to laura pretty clear from jeremy hunt. yes, talk to laura kuenssberg pretty clear from jeremy hunt. ye: talk to laura kuenssberg on the bbc this morning. not exactly surprising news for any of us. let s face it. we are expecting 25 million of tax races and 35 billion of cuts, we will come to the cuts later. he did not go into any detail with laura today, but the speculation is 45p on income tax. that will affect people on earnings of 100 rev thousand. the tax there shall generally be raised so thousands of people are going to a higher tax band as their wages go up. also there is the suggestion