Analysis: Lib Dems leave conference buoyed by Davey's message
Nigel Farage's party would reduce spending on benefits to fund the tax cut. And basing a tax cut on potential future economic growth is a risky business.There is also uncertainty over whether the Lib Dems' sums add up. The independent think tank, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said the policy as set out in the press release would cost "much more" than the £17bn the Lib Dems have budgeted for.The party says the tax cut wouldn't come in until the fifth year after the next election.
- ▪Nigel Farage's party would reduce spending on benefits to fund the tax cut.
- ▪And basing a tax cut on potential future economic growth is a risky business.There is also uncertainty over whether the Lib Dems' sums add up.
- ▪The independent think tank, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said the policy as set out in the press release would cost "much more" than the £17bn the Lib Dems have budgeted for.The party says the tax cut wouldn't come in until the fifth y
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Lib Dems leave conference buoyed by Davey's messageImage source, PA MediaByHarry FarleyPolitical correspondentPublished5 minutes agoThis was a more sombre, more serious, Sir Ed Davey.The stunts - from falling off paddleboards to hurtling down rollercoasters – were scaled back at this year's Liberal Democrat party conference."This is the fight of our lives," he repeatedly told his party. The focus, much like his conference speech last year, was on Reform UK.But the announcement he'd held back for his speech was aimed at Conservative-leaning voters: tax cuts worth billions.And not just for lower income earners, but for those in the higher 40% rate of tax too.Part of the announcement – raising the amount you can earn before you pay income tax altogether – was the same policy Davey's bête…
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