The Chancellor’s team reportedly wants to cut it from 20 per cent to 19 per cent in 2023. Here’s why that wouldn’t be a good idea.
Here are six recent examples of how the Prime Minister has been mugged by reality.
Our introduction to: what each Bill is, the politics of it, who’s responsible, arguments for and against – and a controversy rating out of ten.
I want to ensure that every pound that goes into policing makes us safer, while also protecting the taxpayer.
This can give the Tories a tremendous advantage in a democracy because the public, as a whole, does not have fixed views either.
The Conservatives should think about the implications of what would happen if Labour got serious on this issue.
Doing more to incentivise recruitment is not only good for the Armed Forces, but benefits the rest of society too.
Plus: Johnson’s sub-optimal Brexit trade deal choice. I’m not dreaming of a normal Christmas. And: green jobs – overall, a cost not a benefit.
He must ensure that taxation supports viability before he can start to focus on balancing the books.
The Treasury should hold one as the year rolls on, along the lines of that undertaken by Canada’s government during the 1990s.
A major part of the problem is high tax rates driven by borrowing for higher education courses that they’d be better off not taking.
We should have a laser-like focus on reducing the tax burden, instead of relying on nannying to get us off of our bottoms.
Given the Coronavirus uncertainties, whatever he announces could be even more provisional than most schemes of most Chancellors.
It’s a good thing for former senior Ministers to keep thinking, going and contributing, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see a comeback to government.
I cannot envisage the circumstances in which those at the top of the NHS agree to divert a higher proportion of the Levy to care.