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Liberal Party Election Manifesto Statement - Grow the Economy - ReadingLib - 06-25-2024
The UK has vast inequality in wealth, health and economic opportunity.
Rather than saddle students with frightening levels of debt, we should get rid of many of the exemptions for wealth tax and use the wealth of one generation to invest in the human capital of the next.
We have unacceptable high levels of people of working age claiming unemployment and sickness benefit. We need to encourage more people into work and study. By raising the tax threshold to £20,000, we would take millions of low paid out of the tax benefits trap. This would encourage more people into work and grow the economy.
We need more people with low skills levels to earn and study. Trapping people on benefits is to trap them into poverty.
We need to simplify the tax benefits schemes so people can take control of their lives.
Promoted by Stephen Graham on behalf of the Liberal Party, 12 Dayworth Mews, Lundy Lane, Reading, RG30 2RR.