Downing Street aides are concerned about scrapping the tax on higher earners for fear that they will be attacked for being “out of touch” with ordinary people. The Chancellor is working on plans to unveil a new growth strategy in his autumn statement later this month. The strategy is expected to focus on cutting regulations for business, although some Downing Street advisers have become frustrated that more radical plans, such as the scrapping of unfair dismissal laws, are not being considered.