Rishi Sunak warns voting for Nigel Farage would allow Labour to drop mother of all tax bombs on Britain
said the extra billions promised in the party’s manifesto were not the “sum total” of what to expect, and refused to rule out council tax increases.Tory Treasury Minister Laura Trott told The Sun last night: “Labour think they can hide these secret tax rises until after the election, but we won’t let them get away with it. Keir Starmer should come clean.”
Transport Secretary Mark Harper pounced on the comments, saying: “He’s let the cat out of the bag a bit. He confirmed there are more spending promises to come and that can mean only one thing — more taxes.”Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz 'heartbroken' over tragic family loss A Labour MP’s staffer had said it would be “wise politically” for Sir Keir to raise capital gains tax, which is levied on assets such as second homes and shares that gain value.
After calls by journalists, Mr McSweeney hastily removed the like and is understood to have told colleagues it was accidental.: “We don’t want to see the tax burden on working people increase. I know the Conservatives have baked into their plans council tax rises, that’s in the Government’s spending forecast.
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