you cane level up by raising taxe on the poor tories tell pm -- how boris johnson can deliver on his promise to increase prosperity in poorer parts of the uk while at the same time raising taxe for working people and cutting benefits -- seats from labour on the back of johnsone s promise to “level up” the country there was growing concern that taxe rises and cuts to universal credit may fatally undermine their constituentse trust in johnson and -- and howden suggested the government itself was unclear what “levelling up” meant “you done level up by increasing the taxe and cost of living -- manchester area about a quarter will hit by the £aweek cut in universal credit and working taxe credit the cut comes at as inflationary pressures are building from rising gas prices and the