Claim: Basic rate taxpayers under this government have seen a tax cut equivalent of £1,000.
Fact-check: Income tax cuts for basic rate payers - Full Fact
Verdict: this is correct using treasury analysis comparing a basic rate taxpayer in 2017/18 to 2010/11.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Will Hulme
Date published: 2017-07-19T00:00:00