The UK government decided to abandon its plan to scrap the 45 percent tax rate, which was announced just 10 days before, after coming under severe criticism for such a relaxation for the high earners at the time of rising living costs.
"...it is clear that the abolition of the 45p tax rate has become a distraction from our overriding mission to tackle the challenges facing our country," Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng said in a statement.
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by Jyotsna V
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