Taxation
Campaigners tell Cameron, “Don’t judge my family”
'Don't Judge My Family' has launched today. 1,500 people have already signed up and pledged to give their £3 a week tax break to charity - a total of £32,500.
Hague’s tax claims at odds with IFS
William Hague said "we are not looking for tax rises". But analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows the Tories have a blackhole in their tax plans.
The week political opportunism replaced Tory fiscal hawkishness
This week has been dominated by Conservatives blocking three Labour tax rises and introducing two new tax cuts. They are not committed to fiscal responsibility.
A “debt clock tour”? What a waste
The TaxPayers’ Alliance is launching a 1,300 mile tour around the UK with a clock that counts the increase in government debt by the second attached to a lorry.
Tory NI plans treat us all like fools
Conservatives claim to be completely focused on reducing the budget deficit while at the same time promising another tax cut. Their economic policy is incoherent.
Top Tory’s VAT plan would leave poorest 30% worse off
Top Tory Kit Malthouse wants direct taxes replaced with VAT. The policy would mean the poorest paying 30% more in tax while the richest got a 9% tax cut.