Lib Dem PPC (High Peak),
Alistair Stevens' endorsement & reply
"I agree with the thesis underlying the Fairer Tax Campaign, that the rich should pay more tax and the less well off should pay less tax. In this regard, it is Liberal Democrat policy to raise the tax free personal allowance to £10,000 for all tax payers. This would be paid for in part by taxing capital gains at the same rate as income, overcoming a tax loophole exploited by some high income individuals, and limiting tax relief on pensions to the basic rate - both measures supporting your policy: "The rich should pay more and the poor should pay less". I believe that a single allowance for the vast majority of tax payers would be less complicated and less likely to be subject to mistakes than your idea of having two different tax free allowances depending on income. Therefore, I wholeheartedly answer ‘yes’ to your questions 2 & 3, although I differ with you in some details of how to achieve a fairer tax system".
Yours sincerely
Alistair Stevens
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Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy
In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?
Do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
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