“We can’t possibly hit people with more taxes at the moment, it’s just simple not possible for some people to survive.”
We cannot be the tax cutters we were in the 1980s because we are now an older country than we were then.
It will, for one, open the door to numerous other interest groups, who will demand for such a policy to be maintained or used again in the future.
Control the controllables. So provide assistance, ease the pain, reverse the tax hikes, explain why – and focus on a pro-growth strategy.
Its main difficulties surround the related issues of getting Brexit done, cutting low and no skilled migration and keeping taxes down.
Our columnist provides the second piece in our series this week about Brexit – almost a year since the end of transition.
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.
Simply put: the party needs to “prove” it has cut to the bone to justify existing or higher taxes.
Many Tories are alarmed by the tax rises recently announced by the Government, and will be looking for reassurance from Sunak.
Politicians and civil servants need to relearn that the route to lower taxes lies in sustained economic growth and discipline on public expenditure.
He says “our history is the history of freedom”, which includes the freedom to rebel when you think the Government is getting it wrong.
Voters want toughness on crime and illegal immigration, plus greater investment into public services and local communities.