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Originally posted by infinite
* No tuition fees, no top-up fees – university affordable for every student.
* 10,000 more police on the streets – cutting crime and the fear of crime.
* £25 more on the pension every week at 75 – a million pensioners off means-testing.
* Free off-peak local transport – for all pensioners and disabled people.
* Axe the Council Tax – Local Income Tax is both fair and affordable.
* We should not have gone to war in Iraq – it’s time to restore trust in the Government.
* Take the environment seriously - cut pollution, cut congestion, and boost renewable energy.
I am all for this, but where would the money come from to cover this? I hope they plan to invest in education properly.
Originally posted by infinite
(do not want this to turn into a mud fest thread)
Liberal Democrats are planning over 40 new taxess would come as a hammer blow to millions of hard-working families and firms both small and large.
A vote for the Liberal Democrats is a dangerous and expensive vote. They plan to introduce penal tax rates for hard working families. Their local income tax would cost the typical two-earner couple an additional £630 in tax every year. It would hit young couples just as they are starting out in life - planning a family, saving for a mortgage, saving for their future. In addition, the LibDems are pushing for a regional income tax to pay for the Regional Assemblies that nobody wants. The bill for that could be as high as £1,100 for the typical two-earner couple.
Originally posted by UK Wizard
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Some new taxes the Lib Dems propose are:
a new 50% income tax rate, a water tax, a dog tax, a parking tax, smoker's tax, a new homes tax, a business land tax, and a City of London tax.development tax, an exchange and capital flows tax, a higher landfill tax, a waste tax, plastic bag tax, pesticide tax, overseas territories tax, a double whammy inheritance tax, energy tax, pensions tax, airport tax, congestion tax, and a new tax on 4x4 vehicles.
Some of these taxes are fair, for example the plastic bag tax but others are crazy such as the new home tax.
(note the above taxes are proposed tax not certain policy)
Originally posted by Paul
I have to agree with the general concensus here; the LibDems have some good intentions, but the inevitable tax hikes are a sticking point, and will be for most I expect.
On the other hand one could say that if you want a high standard of public services, then you have to pay for them.