Reform promises to increase tax-free personal allowance to £15,000
Reform UK has pledged to raise the tax-free personal allowance to £15,000 if they win the next general election. The announcement comes amid internal party controversy regarding allegations of improper funding practices.
Why it matters
This policy represents a significant economic platform for a rising political party, while the funding investigation poses a potential threat to their electoral credibility.
Figure caption, Robert Jenrick on Reform's proposed increase in tax-free personal allowance
Reform UK is promising to increase the tax-free personal allowance to £15,000, if it wins the next general election.
Robert Jenrick, the party's economic spokesman, has pledged to introduce the tax cut within the first 100 days if he became chancellor saying it would provide "money that people really need right now".
It is seen by Reform insiders as the flagship policy announcement of its conference and perhaps their biggest tax policy between now and the general election.
Asked about two senior Reform aides being investigated by the party following a Channel 4 News undercover broadcast into claims about funding, Jenrick told the BBC Nigel Farage had acted swiftly and they had been suspended.
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