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Martin Lewis unpacks the Budget's double squeeze on ITV

Frozen tax and student-loan thresholds take centre stage in a special co-presented by Jeanette Kwakye.

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Martin Lewis Breaks Down The Budget!

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1:23Frozen income-tax thresholds can increase the tax people pay as their salaries rise.
6:20Lewis explains the State Pension Tax Allowance due in April, using worked examples.
12:08Frozen Plan 2 repayment thresholds create what Lewis calls double fiscal drag for graduates.
17:28Lewis outlines the announced one-off energy payment for households in council tax bands A to D.
23:22Gas standing charges on price-capped tariffs are to shift into unit rates in 2027, Lewis explains.
34:11Lewis compares first-time-buyer savings schemes before explaining the changed Lifetime ISA withdrawal penalty.

Why does Martin Lewis keep returning to frozen thresholds? In ITV's most-watched new upload, the answer is that an unchanged rule can leave people paying more as their earnings rise.

"Martin Lewis Breaks Down The Budget!" has reached about 110,000 views, the largest audience for ITV's three uploads this week. Lewis explains fiscal drag, presses Chancellor John Healey on tax thresholds and then turns to what he calls a double squeeze for Plan 2 graduates: frozen thresholds affecting both income tax and student-loan repayments. Viewers' discussion repeatedly returns to that overlap, alongside questions about gas standing charges.

Jeanette Kwakye brings in viewers' questions, giving the policy explanations some household arithmetic. Later, Lewis examines pension allowances, energy support and changes to first-time-buyer savings. It is a substantial special, rather than a quick Budget reaction.

Entertainment supplied the week's other two uploads: "THE FINAL! | The Voice - S9 Ep.10", whose description names Kelly Rowland alongside will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones and McFly's Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, and "Relationship Expert Reacts To ITV's Adultery Drama!". The Voice final attracted the second-largest new audience; the drama reaction is only beginning its run.

ITV's subscriber count was unchanged over the week, and its viewing was quieter than most nearby television channels, though E4 had a smaller weekly total. Within ITV's own catalogue, practical money questions have the strongest momentum: the Budget special is busiest by daily views, followed by Lewis's earlier mortgage guide.

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