Our record on tax reduction and tax reform speaks for itself. Obviously in the present grave situation it would be irresponsible to make any commitments about tax rates. But what we can promise is that the burden of taxation on everyone in Britain will be far less than it would be under L...
but £25 per person per year appears to be a reasonable working estimate. This is more than the sector can spend at the moment given its current capacity, which is why we recommend a five-year settlement that “back-loads” funding towards the final years.All Party Group for Walking and...
This is not the end of our tax cutting ambitions. With proper control of government spending in the second half of the next Parliament we can cut taxes further. Among our priorities will be to raise the Inheritance Tax threshold and to raise the threshold at which people begin to pay higher...
It required firm control of public expenditure, a substantial reduction in government borrowing, curbing the growth of money in circulation, maintaining financial discipline, stimulating competition and moderating trade union power. The Opposition parties opposed nearly every aspect of this strategy. If ...
We will increase the amount of savings which a disabled person can have before losing benefit, matching the entitlement of pensioners. Disabled people who have lost their jobs can become trapped on Incapacity Benefit. We will address this problem by creating a new agency which will pay ...
Over the last four years, the retirement pension has risen from £19.50 to £32.85 a week for a single person and from £31.20 to £52.55 for a married couple. Even after allowing for price rises, pensioners can buy more with their pension today than they could under the last Labou...