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Budget 2009: "Pick n' Mix Budget fails on all counts"
April 22, 2009 3:49 PM
John Dixon, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary spokesman for Cardiff North, has attacked Labour for doubling the national debt in today's Budget.
Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg, has described today's Budget as "a pick and mix Budget of recycled announcements from a government skilled in raising people's hopes but incompetent at actually delivering help."
Responding to Alistair Darling's Budget, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said: "This Budget is a political supermarket sweep of random promises, without even a hint of a plan or any likelihood the promises will be put into practice. The biggest disappointment in this Budget is its failure to sort out Britain's unfair tax system. To put money into people's pockets to help them make it through this recession. Britain's taxes are too heavy on those who can least afford it. And too easy to avoid for those who know how. The 50p rate will further encourage the very wealthy to avoid tax unless we tackle the unfair loopholes they exploit."
The Liberal Democrats want to give practical help to people who are struggling by cutting the vast majority of people's Income Tax bills by £700, paid for by taking aggressive action to clamp down on all the loopholes and exemptions that benefit the richest people and biggest businesses.
John Dixon, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary spokesman for Cardiff North, said: "It is deeply worrying that Labour have doubled our national debt. They have condemned us to a decade of repaying their debt, and the money isn't even being spent in areas which will help. Every minute, they are spending £22,000 on their VAT cut which has done nothing to help people facing job losses and negative equity."
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