Sajid Javid, the health secretary, enjoys a cigar and says that people should be able to indulge their vices in moderationIncome tax cuts should be brought forward to next year to help stimulate the economy, Sajid Javid has suggested. The health secretary said that Rishi Sunak’s plans for a 1p cut in income tax in 2024 should be accelerated if the economic outlook improves. He said that the Tories need to be more “radical” and focus more on “Conservative issues” after four in ten Tory MPs voted to remove the prime minister from office. SponsoredJavid is the first cabinet minister to make a public call for income tax cuts to be brought forward to next year as Boris Johnson attempts to shore up his authority. This week the prime minister said that the fact the tax burden is on course to be the highest

Source: The Times June 11, 2022 18:24 UTC