Unfunded Tax Cuts - Hooray!

                   
5thnovember.blogspot.com     May 13, 2008            

At last a policy from the government that Guido can support. At least it now means that Osbourne can push the "significantly higher personal allowances/flat tax whilst abolishing tax credits" agenda and point out that the government seems to agree. More significant is that although higher rate... [read full story]                    

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What a Darling!

bloggers4labour.org     May 13, 2008          

Looks as though the Government has done more or less what I hoped for and raised the tax threashold. The Chancellor is today announcing that at a cost of £2.7 billion, he will increase the personal tax allowance by £600 to £6035 for this financial year, benefiting all basic rate taxpayers under...                    

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Alistair Darling's statement

bloggers4labour.org     May 13, 2008          

Never let it be said that Labour does not cut taxes. Not only has the basic rate of tax been cut from 22% to 20%, effective this April, but in a statement in the commons this afternoon, Alistair Darling announced that he was raising the personal tax-free allowance as well. This means that the...                    

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