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10p COMPENSATION CON
Parliamentary candidate Mark Versallion has criticised Gordon Brown's attempts to "buy off" the electorate over the 10p tax rate fiasco.
The parliamentary spokesman made it clear he wants to see those on low pay compensated for the axing of the 10p rate but that Gordon Brown has not addressed the root cause. "The compensation is for one year only. It is a one-off botch job for tax rises that will hit every single year."
Given they have created this problem, hitting the most vulnerable, the Government should now be providing a credible long-term solution. Instead they are panic reacting due to internal divisions and rebellions from Labour MPs who are now in fear for their parliamentary seats.
It is also worth noting that this measure, which will put the country £2.7 billion further into debt, will still leave 1.1 million low-paid earners (£6,635 - £13,355) up to £112 a year worse off.
Mark Versallion said "People can see straight through this cynical move. Gordon Brown bottled the General Election that never was last November and after getting his last budget as Chancellor wrong, is now trying to correct it by borrowing £2.7bn yet passing it off as help for everyone with the rising cost of living." He can't be straight with people and clearly many in the Labour Party have been dissappointed with his premiership."
After Gordon Brown's repeated refusal to give straight answers at PMQs today, David Cameron said, "Yesterday, we all paid £2.7 billion to help him save his job. The least he could do is start to answer questions."