1001 reasons NEVER to vote Labour

[hyperD]

£96.5 billion EXTRA in Stealth Taxes in today's money.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Far and Few
Far and Few
Are the Lands where the Blairabees Live
Their Heart is Black their chancellor is Brown
And they are off to War In Iraq ...

To date the controversial Iraq War has cost 4 Billion pounds from Britains hard working familes.

Its only fair that your tax has to rise now.

[wendigo100]

Elliot Morley

[hyperD]

Stamp Duty - a tax on income

In 1997 you paid 1% to the Government in Stamp Duty when you sold your home worth more than £60,000. Now you pay Stamp Duty as follows:

1% on properties from £120.000 to £250,00 (this rose in 2005 budget from a long standing freeze at £60,000).

3% on properties from £250,000 to £500,000

4% on properties worth over £500,000

In 1996-1997 we paid £2.3 billion in stamp duties
In 2004-2005 we paid £8.8 billion in stamp duites


That's a 216% stealth tax rise after taking inflation into account

[hyperD]

Council Tax Increases

Central Government helps the local councils out less, and you pay more.

The bands by which houses are valued for council tax will be reassesed in 2007 adding several hundreds onto your bill.

In 96-97 we paid £10 billion in council tax
In 04-05 we paid £19.7 billion in council

That's a stealth tax rise of 61% after taking inflation into account.


And where does the primary increase in council tax go to? No, not more dustmen, no, not more street cleaners, no, not more recycling centres..

council tax benefits and council housing...FFS...

[hyperD]

Abolition of Mortgage Tax Relief slashed in 1997 then abolished in 2000

You used to get help with paying your mortgage in the form of a tax rebate - not now suckers...

[DimPrawn]

Crime.

From the home office:



Recorded crimes.

Of course it's cos more people report crime now, not because we have a breakdown in law and order.

[hyperD]

Married couples allowance

Cut further in 1998 (after being reduced by the Tories) and zapped in 1999.

Can't have the lezzers and demon back jockeys getting a bum deal, eh?

[hyperD]

We're not raising taxes...

National insurance : rates increased by 1% plus a new charge on income above the previous upper cut-off limit.

SUCKERS!!!!!! Cos you don't really understand the significance of that one... it's only a 1% increase isn't it - and I'm sure nice uncle tony will build a few more hospitals...

[hyperD]

Tax-free savings - NOT!

Have had the upper level of savings that can be made each year reduced relentlessly. The limit for PEPs/TESSA was £12,000 (£9,000 for PEPs and £3,000 for the first year of a TESSA). They were replaced with the ISA and an annual limit of £7,000, now reduced to £5,000. And PEPs and ISAs can no longer recover the tax credit on UK dividends.