Tax letter business leaders gave £2.5m to Tories

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Signatories to a Daily Telegraph calling for a stop to the proposed increase in national insurance have given nearly £500,000 to the Conservative party.

UPDATE 14.55:

Thanks to our commenter, Henry, who pointed out that, “LFF are only scratching the surface with their list. You need to look at the companies.”

Companies run by the signatories have given an additional £2 million bringing the total donations from tax letter signatories to a stunning £2,484,804. Going through the list it turns out that:

• Aggregate Industries have given £100,500

• JCB have given £616,010 in cash donations and £118,177 non-cash donations

• Bestway Cash & Carry have given £28,852

• Harris Ventures (Lord Harris’ company) have given £1,160,730 in cash donations and £25,135.59 in non-cash donations

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Signatories to today’s letter in the Daily Telegraph calling for a stop to the proposed increase in national insurance have given close to half a million pounds to the Conservative party.

The following signatories have made donations to the Conservative party covered on the Electoral Commission register:

• Anthony Bamford has given £86,249.

• Aidan Heavey has given £5,500

• Christopher Gent has given £105,400

• Simon Wolfson has given £238,250

Among the other signatories, Lord Harris of Peckham takes the Conservative whip in the Lords.

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  3. chengetai

    This smacks of capitalism fighting back and all progressives must unite rebutting this. I would like to know whether any of these bosses supported the minimum wage. I also notice that the signatories were too scared to defend their position on TV.

    Most importantly, the signatories did not say how an increase in VAT (which is what they support by default) would impact on the poor.

    I am not impressed neither am I supprised that big business support the Tories.

  4. Mr. Sensible

    chengetai whilst I agree with you I think we need to be careful; the Tories have denied that they will increase VAT, even though we know that’s what will happen.

  5. DrJasonAbbott

    Revealed donations to Tories by business leaders who oppose 1% cut in N.I http://tiny.cc/idmhv

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