Claim: A typical taxpayer pays £1,075 less income tax than they did in 2010.
Fact-check: Are taxpayers paying less income tax than in 2010? - Full Fact
Verdict: correct, a typical taxpayer pays £1,075 less in income tax now than in 2010/11 but this calculation doesn't account for inflation. it's around £850 less in income tax once this is factored in.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2018-04-11T00:00:00