Taxation
Lib Dems set to support regressive Tory VAT increase
A BBC survey of economists reports that they expect value added tax to rise from 17.5 to 20 per cent.
Clegg’s £10k tax allowance is no Tory concession; it’s a Tory dream
The Lib Dem income tax plans will usher in the biggest increase in income inequality in the UK of any single policy since Nigel Lawson’s 1988 tax-cutting budget.
Support for children likely to go in first Lib-Con cuts
The Lib-Con government will start cutting spending in 2010-11. This could include cuts to Child Tax Credits and the Child Trust Fund.
Cameron off camera: inheritance tax cut is “only small amount of money”
On three occasions last night, Gordon Brown asked David Cameron why he was proposing to raise the inheritance tax threshold […]
Lib Dem tax policy “fails the fairness test”: IFS says so too
New research by the IFS outlines that "income tax cuts are not well targeted to help the poorest in society". It corroborates research last month by Left Foot Forward.
Widows turn on Cameron’s marriage giveaway
70 widows and widowers have today called on David Cameron to scrap his proposed marriage tax break. A new film has also been released saying "Don't Judge My Family"