Rachel Reeves on Budget day earlier this month.Rachel Reeves has been left embarrassed after the Treasury was forced to delete a tweet claiming she did not put up National Insurance in the Budget.The post on X, from the department’s official account, said: “Last week we protected working people in the Budget.“That is why we are not increasing the basic, higher or additional rates of income tax, National Insurance or VAT.”The misleading Treasury post on X.However, the chancellor announced a major increase to the employers’ rate of National Insurance in the Budget.Paul Johnson, director of the independent, was among those who criticised the government.He said: “I’m no expert on rules covering what government depts can/cannot say. But at best this is dubious. And that’s being generous. Increasing NI was the central tax raising measure in the Budget. What is the point in pushing this line?”