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The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the Tories are ruling out council tax and capital gains tax changes when ‘frankly there needs to reform’

He is pledging more tax cuts and help for first-time buyers

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Most people are still not feeling enough improvement in their personal finances’ - Gideon Skinner of Ipsos

But the leading economists warn against the move as public services desperately need more funding

Those on the full new state pension can expect an annual increase of £902, but why will many miss out?

That 2p National Insurance tax cut already feels like a lifetime ago. Londoners in almost half of local authorities will from April pay average council tax bills higher than £2,000 per year. It comes as the Mayor increased his portion of bills, the so-called “precept”, by 8.6 per cent.

The amount someone will receive depends on how many National Insurance contributions they have made or have earned in credit

Labour has criticised a Tory pledge to scrap National Insurance as a £46billion ‘unfunded’ commitment

Top economist Paul Johnson says both Tories and Labour need to be more transparent about painful choices ahead