Nick Clegg: no deal done to cut welfare
Nick Clegg: Nothing in detail has been agreed on further cuts or savings to, to welfare. … Read the full post »
Mansion tax
Read about the political and economic debates over the merits of a mansion tax in the UK. The Liberal Democrats have particularly championed this form of taxation as a way of making the tax system fairer, taxing wealth more equally to income.
News snippets from the Conservative conference: tax, Europe, migration and more
“We are not going to have a mansion tax, or a new tax that is a percentage value of people’s properties” – George Osborne. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #25 is out: Lib Dem conference coverage and analysis
A combination of quick thinking, fast typing and a long standing ovation for Nick Clegg meant that Liberal Democrat Newswire #25 covering party conference started hitting people’s email inboxes this week just before the applause finished. … Read the full post »
Danny Alexander: fairer taxes, with everyone playing by the same rules
Fairer taxes, crack down on tax avoidance, an emphasis on the mansion tax and a low-key, getting on with the work in hand delivery: that’s Danny Alexander’s conference speech in a nutshell. … Read the full post »
Vince Cable’s speech to Liberal Democrat conference
“I believe we need an industrial strategy – a positive and ambitious vision, built around long-term investment in innovation, skills and science” – Vince Cable … Read the full post »
Conference news snippets: economy, mansion tax, Dilnot reforms, business bank and Green Deal
In the key economy debate this morning, Lib Dem conference has backed the party’s approach to tackling the deficit. … Read the full post »
Property taxes: important snippet from ConservativeHome
Writing on ConHome, Peter Hoskin mentioned this important point in passing about the benefits of property taxation. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #24 is out: who will chair Lib Dem general election campaign?
With the government reshsuffle done, the Liberal Democrat ministerial team for the second half of the Parliament is now in place. There is, however, one key appointment yet to be made: chair of the party’s general election campaign., … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg calls for emergency tax on wealthiest – and picks some dreadful words
As a policy, hard-wiring fairness during a phase of fiscal restraint is a good one. As a political message, it’s a dreadful collection of policy wonk vocabulary. … Read the full post »
ISA tax breaks for savings: cap them at £15,000
The combination of being in government and of facing a large deficit means the list of tax increases and spending cuts Liberal Democrats have been calling for over many years has been mostly exhausted. … Read the full post »