David Cameron struggles to clarify Tory tax policy
With the opinion polls giving the Conservative Party a 12 point lead over the UK government David Cameron is coming under more and more pressure to clarify the Conservative tax policy for the future. After hinting that a Tory government would at least reverse part of the impending national insurance increase he is now being asked to clarify how the tax system would be used to recognise marriage.
At a time when the Labour Party is literally ripping itself apart there is concern that David Cameron has been unclear in various pledges and comments in the press. A number of observers believe that the election is now "David Cameron's to lose" but he does need to clarify the Conservative party's policy on taxation before election-day. Shadow Chancellor the Exchequer George Osborne has apparently suggested different strategies and different focuses when he has been questioned by the media.
Whatever happens, the next UK government will need to increase the tax income from UK consumers and UK businesses. There is no getting away from the fact that UK finances are in a serious mess and need to be sorted out as soon as possible. Even though the Labour Party has gone on the offensive regarding the Tory taxation policy, the UK government has not exactly been forthcoming regarding its own election pledges.
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