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A major update has been issued in the fight to raise the HMRC personal tax allowance to £20,000. A petition has smashed through the 30,000 signature barrier - with the Labour Party government under pressure to make the change.

The petition urges: " Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000. This would help with increasing rent, mortgages, Council tax, and Gas and Electric bills. Some families can’t afford to go back to work after children due to childcare costs wiping their whole income!

"We think that we are currently paying ridiculous amounts of tax, and that minimum wage isn't even enough to support an average family.

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"We believe that this would lead to a massive increas

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