Janet Ryder, Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru PPC (Clwyd South),
Janet Ryder's endorsement & reply

Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?

Answer - "Yes I do agree with the aformentioned policy. The gap between high wage earners and the low paid is growing and Plaid Cymru would like to see the introduction of a Maximum Wage bill as well linking the highest salaries to those of the lowest in any company".

In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?

Answer - "Yes I do and Plaid Cymru would like to see a new tax rate of 50% on those earning over £100,000".

Do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?

Answer - "Yes I do pledge to campaign for Income tax reform in the next". Parliament".

Nick Thomas, Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru PPC (Bridgend),

Nick Thomas' endorsement & reply

Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*

*no commitment to act upon the policy

Answer - "Yes and if you read our manifesto some of that policy has already been accepted".

In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?

Answer - "Yes, the rich must remember that wealth is a privilege and with it comes responsiblities to less well off than themselves".

Do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*

*not necessarily as specified with the above policy

Answer - "Yes".

Penri James, Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru PPC Ceredigion,
Penri James' endorsement & reply

"Dear Fairer Tax Campaign team,

I can answer 'Yes' to all of those questions.

They are all Plaid Cymru policies, as far as I know. We have long stood for a fairer tax system"

Best wishes,
Penri James

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

John Dixon, Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru PPC
(Carmarthen West & Pembrokeshire South),
John Dixon's reply

"Question 1 - I support point (i) entirely, and this commitment is in Plaid's manifesto for the election. On point (ii), we have said that we would raise the personal tax limit by £1,000 across the board. Your idea of a reduced personal allowance for higher earners is not something I had thought about previously. It's an interesting idea which I'll take up within the party. I will not, at this stage, commit to supporting moves to go further than the proposals in our manifesto until I am certain that they are properly costed within our overall spending plans".

"I am happy to commit to supporting points 2 and 3".

"I support a progressive redistributive tax system, and am open to considering any specific proposals for achieving that end".

John Dixon

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.

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

Lindsay Whittle, Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru PPC (Caerfilli),
Lindsay Whittle's endorsement and reply

"I have experienced life as a low wage earner and now I am quite well off as I get older. I have no objection to paying more now that I earn more".

"I am happy to agree with your stance that the rich should pay more tax than the poorer of our society. It is only fair. If elected I pledge to support this principle".

"Good luck with your campaign".

Myfanwy Davies, Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru's PPC (Llanelli),
Myfanwy Davies' endorsement and reply

Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?*
*no commitment to act upon the policy

Answer - "Lowering the threshold for the 50% tax to earnings over 100,000 is already Plaid policy. Increasing the tax free personal allowance threshold to £10,000 for those earning less than £18,000 a year would be an important means of dealing with wealth inequality and is broadly in line with our approach to tax fairness".

In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?

Answer - "Yes".

Do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy

Answer - "Yes".

Dafydd Tristan, Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru PPC (Cynon Valley),
Dafydd Tristan's endorsement and reply

"I'm a strong believer in fairer tax - those who can pay more should do so, indeed it would be progress if they paid the tax they currently should pay, and low waged earners should be taken out of the tax system entirely".

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".

Do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?*
*not necessarily as specified with the above policy
Answer - "Yes".

Llyr H Gruffydd, Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru PPC (Clwyd West),
Llyr Huws Gruffydd's reply

"My answer is YES to each question.

My politics is based on the moral obligation of those who are fortunate enough to be able to look after themselves to help look after those who are not so fortunate. I believe in redistribution of wealth through a fair taxation system".

Yours sincerely
Llyr Huws Gruffydd

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

Farida Aslam, Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru PPC (Cardiff South & Penarth),
Farida Aslam's endorsement and reply

Do you agree in principle with the aforementioned policy?

Answer - "Absolutely - Plaid Cymru is committed to the creation of a fairer society and commits itself completely to this".

In a generic sense, do you believe that the rich should pay more tax and the poor should pay less tax?

Answer - "Social mobilty and the gap between the rich and the poor needs to be addressed; this is one way in which we can make inroads into making our society much fairer. Closing tax loopholes also needs to be addressed".

If you are elected as an MP, do you pledge to campaign for income tax reform at the next parliament?

Answer - "Reform is a must - I am standing in a constituency with the highest child poverty rate in Wales. I am fully committed to ensuring that the income tax reforms such as you propose are implemented, in order to create a fairer society in which everyone can prosper".