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Steve Norris: "us too..."

Excerpt: There is a familiar feeling to many of the Tory tax proposals coming from the working group headed by Steve Norris.
Submitted by Peter Welch on 13 August 2006 - 7:23am | Categories:

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On 13 August 2006 - 8:53am, Rosemary (not verified) wrote:

Isn't that what is known as "joined-up thinking"?

Or perhaps it is just an example of Cameron's policy of having cakes and eating them: one commission lays down a policy on an area outside its brief, and then the other commission officially responsible can deny it, if necessary. I think the Tories call this the "And" strategy.


On 13 August 2006 - 3:05pm, Anonymous (not verified) wrote:

If true, makes our proposals look second best,on the other hand, on both days the tax / environment plans plans were announced they were overshadowed by other events and hardly anyone noticed last week's announcement.

These Tory proposals if correct will make the local income tax look as sick as a proverbial parrot,still two years left to send LIC to the same place as the 50% higher rate.


On 14 August 2006 - 7:21am, Oxonian (not verified) wrote:

Hmm, don't think Tories copying our proposals (but not getting it quite right!) makes us look second best at all - quite the contrary.

Interesting to note that they would apply a blunt instrument of a whopping increase in Air Passenger Duty (poll tax on air travel) ratehr than the smarter Lib Dem solution of an Aircraft Tax (incentivises efficient use of aircraft - more passengers per Kg of emmissions).

Also looks like the Lib Dem proposals have gone down pretty well with Lib Dems, whereas our Tory friends seem to be in a bit of a tizzy over their proposals: http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2006/08/will-david-cameron-adopt-norriss.html


On 14 August 2006 - 8:09am, Peter Welch wrote:

Iain Dale does seem ready to splutter into his Special K, doesn´t he?

He picks up our point that it is weird for these "proposals" on VAT/NICs to come from the "transport policy group"

Peter


On 14 August 2006 - 1:21pm, Peter Welch wrote:

Good post from Cicero

http://cicerossongs.blogspot.com/2006/08/time-to-control-taxation.html

Peter