George Osborne has called on Alistair Darling and Gordon Brown to back down on plans to increase the road tax on family cars.
Low-income households will be hit disproportionately by the increases in Vehicle Excise Duty announced in Darling's last Budget.George, the Shadow Chancellor, stressed, "At a time when families are feeling the rising cost of living, the Government would be foolish to proceed with a big increase in road tax on family cars."
He pointed out that we have consistently opposed Darling's road tax hike, saying:"We believe that any increase in road tax should be focused on the most polluting vehicles and offset by reductions in family taxes so that they are genuine green taxes, not stealth taxes."
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Osbourne speaks sense shock! Or was it because he had his team of advisors giving the right chapter and verse?
Why am I saying this as a committed Tory?
Well, after his antics last week in a FREE vote when he voted to effectively abolish fathers, I thought he'd lost his fooking marbles.
£245 to tax a family car for a year? Osborne's right, Darling hasn't a clue. Labour's Economic Record:
Private Pensions: Raided for tax
Savings: Raided for tax
Gold Reserve: Large percentage
sold off at below
market prices
Household Fuel: More expensive
than ever
Road Fuel: The tax rip off
continues
Groceries: Prices rocketing
The list goes on and on. It's not big, not clever and it's certainly nothing to be proud of.
Gordon Brown's record speaks for itself, 100 tax rises and the cost of living rising faster than ever before when wage rises are limited and local jobs are under threat.
Next time you vote in an election remember: If it's Brown, flush it down!!
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