Jeremy Hunt expected to increase number of Britons paying top tax rate

Move to lower threshold from 150,000 would be in line with Hunt's vow that tax rises should hit broadest shoulders'

Jeremy Hunt is expected to increase the number of people paying the highest rate of tax by lowering the threshold from 150,000, according to Treasury sources.

The move to increase the number of taxpayers paying the 45p rate of tax is a handbrake turn from Liz Truss's government, which proposed to abolish the rate altogether.