Will the Tories really deliver promised 2024 tax cut?

Analysts say reneging on the ‘highly unusual’ pledge could be ‘electorally disastrous’

Rishi Sunak ahead of his spring statement
Rishi Sunak ahead of Spring Statement 2022
(Image credit: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

Less than 24 hours after Rishi Sunak promised a 1p cut in the basic rate of income tax during this parliament, commentators are casting doubt on whether he can and will keep his pledge.

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