This year's Finance Bill risks becoming yet another flashpoint in the increasingly fractious relationship between the government and sections of the public.

For many, opposing the Bill has become a symbolic rejection of perceived bad governance.

But this conflation is both dangerous and misguided.

According to Oxford Languages, a Finance bill is "a legislative bill proposing changes to taxes, duties, etc." More broadly, it refers to legislative proposals introduced annually that outline adjustments to tax and revenue-related laws.