Green PPC (Reading East),
Rob White's endorsement and reply
Question 1: Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "Yes".
Question 2: In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Yes".
Question 3: If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "Yes".
Wednesday 31 March 2010
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Chris Tucker, Lib Dem
Liberal Democrat PPC (Slough),
Chris Tucker's endorsement and reply
"The country is crying out for a fairer tax system. Tackling the high levels of inequality in the UK would have beneficial effects in terms of crime, health and a whole range of social issues".
Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "Yes".
In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Yes".
If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "Yes".
Chris Tucker's endorsement and reply
"The country is crying out for a fairer tax system. Tackling the high levels of inequality in the UK would have beneficial effects in terms of crime, health and a whole range of social issues".
Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "Yes".
In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Yes".
If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "Yes".
Sunday 28 March 2010
James Burn, Green
Green PPC (Birmingham Selly Oak),
James Burn's endorsement and reply
"Please do regard my reply as an endorsement of the fairer tax campaign".
Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "Yes, however I'd go further"
"I would point you to the Greens manifesto and policy website - http://www.policy.greenparty.org.uk/"
In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Yes. Inequality is rife in our society and needs to come to an end".
If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "I campaign for this already so will obviously keep doing so!"
James Burn's endorsement and reply
"Please do regard my reply as an endorsement of the fairer tax campaign".
Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "Yes, however I'd go further"
"I would point you to the Greens manifesto and policy website - http://www.policy.greenparty.org.uk/"
In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Yes. Inequality is rife in our society and needs to come to an end".
If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "I campaign for this already so will obviously keep doing so!"
Denny de la Haye, Ind
Independent PPC (Hackney South and Shoreditch), Denny de la Haye's reply
"I agree in principle with the policy. I can't agree to campaign for or pledge it, because my manifesto requires me to do as the people in my area ask me to do. I'd be happy to promote the campaign to them and see if they were interested in it though".
"I agree in principle with the policy. I can't agree to campaign for or pledge it, because my manifesto requires me to do as the people in my area ask me to do. I'd be happy to promote the campaign to them and see if they were interested in it though".
Thursday 25 March 2010
Annette Brooke, Lib Dem
Liberal Democrat MP (Mid Dorset & Poole North),
Annette Brooke's reply
"I am sure you are aware of the Lib dem policy on fairness which includes raising the basic tax allowance to £10,000. So please take my response as I agree with you in principle and in some of the detail".
Annette Brooke's reply
"I am sure you are aware of the Lib dem policy on fairness which includes raising the basic tax allowance to £10,000. So please take my response as I agree with you in principle and in some of the detail".
Wednesday 24 March 2010
Swatantra Nandanwar, Lab
Labour PPC (Maldon Essex),
Swatantra Nandanwar's endorsement and reply
"Generally in support of the Fairer Tax Campaign"
Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "Generally, Yes"
In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Absolutley!"
If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "Yes"
Swatantra Nandanwar's endorsement and reply
"Generally in support of the Fairer Tax Campaign"
Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "Generally, Yes"
In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Absolutley!"
If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "Yes"
Tuesday 23 March 2010
Nick Radford, Lib Dem
Liberal Democrat PPC (Salisbury),
Nick Radford's endorsement and reply
"Happy to support this campaign in principle".
i) Additional Rate: Over £100,000 (50%)?
Answer - "Yes".
ii) A tax free personal allowance of £10,000 for anyone earning up to £17,999 a year?
Answer - "Possibly".
In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Yes".
If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "Yes".
Nick Radford's endorsement and reply
"Happy to support this campaign in principle".
i) Additional Rate: Over £100,000 (50%)?
Answer - "Yes".
ii) A tax free personal allowance of £10,000 for anyone earning up to £17,999 a year?
Answer - "Possibly".
In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Yes".
If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "Yes".
Ayfer Orhan, Labour
Labour PPC (Hemel Hempstead),
Ayfer Orhan's reply
"In principle I support the fairer tax suggestions".
Ayfer Orhan's reply
"In principle I support the fairer tax suggestions".
Thursday 18 March 2010
Jenny Willott, Lib Dem
Liberal Democrat MP (Cardiff Central),
Jenny Willott's reply
Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "I agree with raising the income tax threshold to £10,000".
In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "I absolutely agree that we need to make the tax system fairer."
If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "If re-elected, I will continue to highlight the unfairness in the current system and work to change the system. "
Jenny Willott's reply
Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "I agree with raising the income tax threshold to £10,000".
In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "I absolutely agree that we need to make the tax system fairer."
If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "If re-elected, I will continue to highlight the unfairness in the current system and work to change the system. "
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Caroline Lucas, Green
Green party leader (MEP & Brighton Pavillion PPC),
Caroline Lucas' endorsement and reply
Question 1: Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "The Green Party absolutely agrees with the principle of fairer taxation aimed at the redistribution of wealth. It is wrong that the richest 10% of the population are 100 times better off than the poorest 10% and we want to urgently address this through policies like those detailed above".
Question 2: In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Yes. At present those on lower incomes pay disproportionately more tax than those on higher incomes, so we need to instead introduce a tax system that ensures those who can better afford to pay do so. And there is increasing evidence that the majority of the public agree with this approach too".
Question 3: If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "I am very happy to pledge that if elected to represent the people of Brighton Pavilion I will fight for fairness and campaign for income tax reform".
Caroline Lucas has officially endorsed our campaign. In doing so, she has become the first UK party leader to support our project (in principle). Thank you Caroline!
Caroline Lucas' endorsement and reply
Question 1: Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "The Green Party absolutely agrees with the principle of fairer taxation aimed at the redistribution of wealth. It is wrong that the richest 10% of the population are 100 times better off than the poorest 10% and we want to urgently address this through policies like those detailed above".
Question 2: In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Yes. At present those on lower incomes pay disproportionately more tax than those on higher incomes, so we need to instead introduce a tax system that ensures those who can better afford to pay do so. And there is increasing evidence that the majority of the public agree with this approach too".
Question 3: If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "I am very happy to pledge that if elected to represent the people of Brighton Pavilion I will fight for fairness and campaign for income tax reform".
Caroline Lucas has officially endorsed our campaign. In doing so, she has become the first UK party leader to support our project (in principle). Thank you Caroline!
Farid Ahmad, Lib Dem
Liberal Democrat PPC (Walthamstow),
Farid Ahmad's reply
Question 1: Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "Agree".
Question 2: In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Agree".
Question 3: If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "Yes".
Farid Ahmad's reply
Question 1: Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
Answer - "Agree".
Question 2: In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Answer - "Agree".
Question 3: If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "Yes".
FTC - About us
The Fairer Tax Campaign (FTC) is a not-for-profit and non-partisan project that supports national income tax reform. We are in favour of enhancing progressive taxation and wealth redistribution. The aforementioned objectives are more important than our proposed policy changes. We have been canvassing politicians running for parliament for their views on the matter, with progressive replies uploaded on to the blog. The reason being, that we want to transparently document politicians' stances and make the public aware of them. We feel that this is important, as it shows people where the politicians stand. In effect, we are attempting to promote the debate of an important issue, while also keeping the public informed.
Our motto:
"The rich should pay more and the poor should pay less".
We believe that Britain needs to become collectively fairer. The gap between the rich and the poor has continued to grow for decades, which has only served to create a divided society. This is unacceptable for a developed country with one of the largest economies in the world. More needs to be done to tackle the aforementioned disparity. Fairer income tax is part of the solution.
We propose that that the tax free personal allowance threshold be raised to £10,000 for anyone earning less than £18,000 a year. This will be subsidised by reducing the threshold for the 50% tax rate from £150,000 to £100,000. It will ensure that the rich pay more and the poor pay less.
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As it stands (2010-2011):
Basic Rate: £0-£37,400 (20%)
High Rate: £37,401-£150,000 (40%)
Additional Rate: Over £150,000 (50%)
This includes a tax free personal allowance of £6,475 for all income up to £100,000.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates/it.htm
Our motto:
"The rich should pay more and the poor should pay less".
We believe that Britain needs to become collectively fairer. The gap between the rich and the poor has continued to grow for decades, which has only served to create a divided society. This is unacceptable for a developed country with one of the largest economies in the world. More needs to be done to tackle the aforementioned disparity. Fairer income tax is part of the solution.
We propose that that the tax free personal allowance threshold be raised to £10,000 for anyone earning less than £18,000 a year. This will be subsidised by reducing the threshold for the 50% tax rate from £150,000 to £100,000. It will ensure that the rich pay more and the poor pay less.
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As it stands (2010-2011):
Basic Rate: £0-£37,400 (20%)
High Rate: £37,401-£150,000 (40%)
Additional Rate: Over £150,000 (50%)
This includes a tax free personal allowance of £6,475 for all income up to £100,000.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates/it.htm
Our proposed change (2011-2012 onwards):
i) Additional Rate: Over £100,000 (50%)
ii) A tax free personal allowance of £10,000 for anyone earning up to £17,999 a year. The allowance level will remain at £6,475 for those that earn between £18,000 and £100,000.
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