Conservatives urge Burnham to rule out tax rises at Budget
The Conservative Party is urging Prime Minister Andy Burnham to rule out tax increases in the upcoming October Budget. Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith argued that high taxes are driving young people away and cited significant compliance costs for small businesses. Labour dismissed the criticism, noting that Griffith previously praised policies from the previous government's mini-budget.
- ▪Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith stated that the Conservatives would seek to balance the books by cutting foreign aid and Whitehall central costs.
- ▪Griffith did not confirm reports that the party would abolish inheritance tax, stating that any such move must be fully funded.
- ▪Trade unions are meeting with Chancellor John Healey to push for the reversal of frozen tax thresholds ahead of the Budget.
- ▪The Federation of Small Businesses estimates that tax compliance costs small businesses £25 billion annually.
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Conservatives urge Burnham to rule out tax rises at BudgetImage source, PA MediaByKate WhannelPolitical reporterPublished2 minutes agoThe Conservatives are urging Prime Minister Andy Burnham to rule out tax rises at next month's Budget.Speaking to the BBC ahead of his first major speech as shadow chancellor, Andrew Griffith said young people were "seeking their fortune" elsewhere due to high taxes in the UK.He did not confirm reports the Conservatives could pledge to scrap inheritance tax, saying he would "love" to cut the tax but it would have to be "subject to an ability to set out properly how we would fund that".
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