Spring Statement is 'for working people' claims Telford MP Lucy Allan
Cuts to fuel duty and National Insurance payments have been welcomed by an MP who said the Chancellor's Spring Statement was for "working people".
Lucy Allan, Conservative MP for Telford, said measures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in his Spring Statement would "incentivise and reward hard work".
The announcement included a 5p-per-litre cut to fuel duty, and an increase of the threshold at which people start paying National Insurance.
It will go up to £12,570 in July, which Mr Sunak said was a tax cut for employees worth more than £330 a year.
Ms Allan said: "This is a statement for working people and for those on low incomes.
"People in Telford will benefit from being taken out of tax and NICs altogether for the first £12,750 of their earnings, averaging a £330 tax cut right now, the cut in fuel duty is very welcome, and income tax cuts are due in 2024.
"It is clear this Chancellor wants to ensure that people keep more of the money they earn; the best way to grow the economy is to incentivise and reward work.
"There is more money for those most in need, with the council receiving extra discretionary spending to enable the council to target spending at those local people most in need."
She added: "On March 15 I asked Treasury ministers for tax cuts on fuel and help with energy costs and joined colleagues in lobbying the Chancellor with a letter on March 18. The Chancellor has listened to what MPs representing areas like Telford had to say and I am very grateful to him for prioritising low and middle income workers."
