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Tuesday, 9th October 2007

How much have taxes risen by?

5:21pm

By James Forsyth

The Tories, who have been pumping out information at a ferocious rate all afternoon, are saying that taxes will rise by £2.2bn over the next 3 years. They are basing their calculation on page 164 of the Pre-Budget report and Comprehensive Spending Review, which is—in tune with the political buzz word of the day—entitled Meeting the Aspirations of the British People.

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