Cut Income Tax and Save the Planet - Dakers & Khalsa

12.35.26am BST (GMT +0100) Sun 15th Oct 2006

Satnam Kaur Khalsa and Andrew Dakers will be promoting the Liberal Democrat Green Tax Switch proposals around Hounslow with local Lib Dem councillors over the next two weeks

Leading local Liberal Democrats Andrew Dakers and Satnam Kaur Khalsa have welcomed plans passed at the Party's recent conference in Brighton that would cut £1000 from the average family's tax bill, whilst helping to protect the environment.

Liberal Democrats voted to scrap the 10p tax rate, raise the level at which people start paying income tax and national insurance to over £7,000 a year, cut the basic rate of income tax by 2p to 20p in the pound and to raise the point at which the 40p rate is paid to incomes about £50,000.

Council tax would also be scrapped in favour of a local income tax. Instead, the burden of taxation would shift on to pollution with green taxes on polluting aircraft and the most polluting cars.

Andrew Dakers, Leader of Hounslow Liberal Democrats and Parliamentary Spokesperson for Brentford & Isleworth said:

"The tax plans are the most radical put forward by a political party in recent decades," said.

"Overall, the tax burden on the nation will remain the same but we want to shift the burden from income onto pollution. The income tax changes will also be part funded by closing some of the additional tax relief enjoyed by higher earners on pensions and second homes.

Satnam Kaur Khalsa, Parliamentary Spokesperson for Feltham & Heston added:

"Global climate change affects each and every one of us. We need to act now to tackle it. We therefore believe that cutting income tax, paid for by green taxes will encourage people to behave in a greener, cleaner way, and to opt to travel in ways that are less environmentally damaging."

Local Liberal Democrats will be encouraging residents to back the Green Tax Switch plans at six street stall they will be holding across the Borough:

SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER

Hanworth (The Mount) 10AM-1PM

Brentford Somerfield 2-5PM

SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER

Heston West (Heston & Cranford is Hounslow West - pavement in front of the Earl Haig pub) 10AM-1PM

SATURDAY 28 OCTOBER

Bedfont (outside Budgens 507-511 Staines Rd, Bedfont TW14 8EN) 10AM-1PM

Chiswick High Street (outside Rymans) 2-5PM

SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER

Hounslow Town Centre (outside Church) 2-5PM

Related Link:

Green Tax Switch Campaign website