Posted on July 18, 2008 by ToryWriter
The Chancellor has today announced that the proposed 2p increase in fuel duty is to be postponed yet again.
This news comes as no surprise. With pressure increasing on the Prime Minister to do something constructive to help families and businesses in the UK, the idea that a further tax increase could be applied in the autumn [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2008 by ToryWriter
A report today by the Institute for Public Policy Research says the Formula, which calculates how the devolved nations are financed, is ‘inequitable and could undermine the Union unless reformed’.
Broken down, the report shows that public spending per head in Northern Ireland each year is £5,684. This figure is 21% above the UK average and [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2008 by ToryWriter
As the Government considers putting an extra 2p on fuel duty this autumn, the Conservatives have today announced proposals for a ‘Fair Fuel Stabiliser’.
Speaking this morning, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said that had the proposed Conservative system been used for the 2008 Budget, motorists would curently be saving 5p per litre on fuel costs. The [...]
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Posted on December 19, 2007 by Editor
By Bob Wilson - What’s the difference between the Conservative Party and the local parties on Corporation Tax?
They all apparently want lower corporation tax but the crucial difference is that while the DUP, UUP, SDLP and Sinn Fein can whine all they like about Gordon Brown and Sir David Varney - only the Conservatives have [...]
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Posted on November 27, 2007 by Editor
The Conservatives have called on Chancellor Alistair Darling to do more to boost the Northern Ireland economy. Currently it relies on an unsustainable £8 billion pound annual subvention from central Government, representing more than 70% of GDP. Jeffrey Peel, Vice Chairman of Northern Ireland Conservatives, has put pressure on the Government to give more attention [...]
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Posted on October 1, 2007 by Editor
The Conservatives in Northern Ireland today welcomed Shadow Chancellor George Osborne’s package of tax policies designed to promote opportunity, aspiration and fairness in the province.
Mr Osborne announced that a Conservative government will abolish stamp duty for 9 in 10 first time buyers by raising the threshold for first time buyers to £250,000.
We will raise the [...]
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Posted on June 18, 2007 by Editor
Local Conservatives have welcomed George Osborne’s commitment to lowering taxes on small businesses. Neil Johnston said, “As the Director of a small business I have seen how Labour has ratched up taxes on business here and across the UK in recent years and I very much welcome the Conservatives’ commitment to reversing them.”
George Osborne has [...]
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