The article reports that New Zealand's Labour Party will be introducing a comprehensive capital gains tax (CGT) according to Opposition Leader Phil Goff on July 14, 2011, in accordance with the recommendation made by the Tax Working Group in January 2010....
In 1918, Clause IV was added to Labour's constitution, committing the party to work towards common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange. Socialism was vaguely promised, but there was no effort made to draw up detailed plans on what that would mean or how it ...
"I want our banks reformed to play a proper role in our economy. I'm not a bank basher but I do think they should pay more tax," Balls said while the party's shadow business secretary told CNBC the move would give the party around £800 million to use offsetting childcare costs. "...
Rachel Reeves says she has "no plans" to raise income tax, national insurance and corporation tax; but she also says there is "no need" to fill any black holes in government spending - and not everyone in her party agrees.
as a Labour councillor. From 1983 until 1989 he was deputy leader of the local party, and was elected leader in 1989. In 1990 he was elected by the Gillingham Labour Party to stand as the parliamentary candidate. His career prior to becoming an MP was with the AEEU and then the TUC....
Labour has pledged to reverse plans to abolish the lifetime pensions allowance if it wins power, calling it "a Tory tax cut for the rich". The party released analysis saying the policy proposed in Jeremy Hunt's budget will save the wealthiest 1% of pensioners £45,...
Is it so hard to tax the rich and start to sort out the wealth inequality in this country? Is it so hard to stop arming Israel? This is just a red version of the tory party. Utter liars and scumbags Date of experience: January 19, 2025 Useful2Share Samantha JT 3 reviews GB 5 ...
Their plans for a poll tax would penalise millions of families, pensioners and young people. Their refusal to provide the resources needed for the Health Service and their plans for imposing further payment and privatisation will hit everyone in the service and everyone needing to use it. ...
The move is also a sign of Labour seeking to “de-risk” its election campaign — the party currently leads the Conservativesby about 20 points— by avoidingtax-raising policiesthat could be attacked by the Tories. Reeves’s allies said the party had not allocated the £800mn that would ...
The government said: “We have set out our plans for tax in the manifesto, which includes extending, tightening and increasing the energy profits levy to ensure oil and gas companies contribute more to help fund vital public services.”