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Peter Black and South Wales West Liberal DemocratsRepresenting Aberavon, Bridgend, Gower, Neath, Ogmore, Port Talbot, and Swansea |
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Tory tax plans spurious Says Councillor
August 16, 2007 7:17 PM
Commenting on the Tory report to cut taxes, Dunvant Welsh Lib Dem Councillor and former Gower Assembly candidate Nick Tregoning said:
"Before the last general election, we had a similar report from the Tories claiming they would cut taxes by £15bn a year. That report, on closer inspection, amounted to totally fictitious savings. I have little doubt that these plans are also entirely spurious. David Cameron is indeed the 'Heir to Blair' - all spin and no substance.
"Of course there is a need to get rid of government waste and red tape, but at the same time, there is no avoiding the need for tough choices.
"Welsh Liberal Democrats will continue to campaign honestly on hard choices. We believe that taxes on middle and lower income families must be cut which is why we propose a cut of 4p in the basic rate of income tax and the abolition of Council Tax.
"It is also why we propose cuts to the Child Trust Fund to finance smaller class sizes, a halt to the prison building programme to fund facilities for tackling mental health, cutting nuclear power to invest in renewable energy and charging freight to use roads so we can invest in the rail network.
"The Tories once again claim to be able to cut taxes while pretending that no-one will have to pay, and that the services citizens rely upon will not be affected. Their claims were spurious then, and they are spurious now.
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