Comments on: 1.1million people don’t want to pay more tax - so Labour carries on with the idea http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/02/12/11million-people-dont-want-to-pay-more-tax-so-labour-carries-on-with-the-idea/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:01:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: emma http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/02/12/11million-people-dont-want-to-pay-more-tax-so-labour-carries-on-with-the-idea/#comment-1578 emma Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:47:58 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=96#comment-1578 cool blog! cool blog!

]]> By: Sara Wilson http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/02/12/11million-people-dont-want-to-pay-more-tax-so-labour-carries-on-with-the-idea/#comment-1472 Sara Wilson Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:01:02 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=96#comment-1472 Excuse, and what you think concerning forthcoming elections? Excuse, and what you think concerning forthcoming elections?

]]> By: John East http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/02/12/11million-people-dont-want-to-pay-more-tax-so-labour-carries-on-with-the-idea/#comment-760 John East Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:16:55 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=96#comment-760 A couple of points. Firstly, even if this tax was revenue neutral we would still have to pay the billions of pounds to set it up and administer it. Secondly, as nobody trusts politicians anymmore, we would never believe it if revenue neutrality was promised. A couple of points. Firstly, even if this tax was revenue neutral we would still have to pay the billions of pounds to set it up and administer it. Secondly, as nobody trusts politicians anymmore, we would never believe it if revenue neutrality was promised.

]]> By: Cllr Steve Wakefield http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/02/12/11million-people-dont-want-to-pay-more-tax-so-labour-carries-on-with-the-idea/#comment-678 Cllr Steve Wakefield Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:49:34 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=96#comment-678 If the government chooses to collect the same amount of tax, based on the amount of road use, but by different or fairer means. Then I believe the government's proposals would be listened to. What is getting to the public is that there seems to be no clear policy except to tax. When will this government tell us all what is actually going to happen? Keeping people in the dark about road pricing is the most effective point that is being made by their communications strategy. No wonder the amount of people signing the petition is clocking up nearly as fast as some labour supporters I talk too, can distance themselves from it. I have found even the most ardent labour voter I know is complaining about this one. If the government chooses to collect the same amount of tax, based on the amount of road use, but by different or fairer means. Then I believe the government’s proposals would be listened to. What is getting to the public is that there seems to be no clear policy except to tax.

When will this government tell us all what is actually going to happen? Keeping people in the dark about road pricing is the most effective point that is being made by their communications strategy.

No wonder the amount of people signing the petition is clocking up nearly as fast as some labour supporters I talk too, can distance themselves from it. I have found even the most ardent labour voter I know is complaining about this one.

]]> By: billy http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/02/12/11million-people-dont-want-to-pay-more-tax-so-labour-carries-on-with-the-idea/#comment-676 billy Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:26:00 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=96#comment-676 "If road pricing were to replace Vehicle Excise Duty and were to be limited to the cost of Vehicle Excise Duty .........as with the M6 toll road, people will accept it, as they have a choice of whether to use the facility or not. " What happens when a motorist has driven the equivalent of the excise duty? Disable the car for the remainder of the year? Come and take a look at the M6 toll road. People queue on the M6 rather than pay the charges. Successive governments have taxed us - drivers, smokers, drinkers, home owners, etc. - without giving good services, or even good government, in exchange. It is getting beyond a joke. “If road pricing were to replace Vehicle Excise Duty and were to be limited to the cost of Vehicle Excise Duty ………as with the M6 toll road, people will accept it, as they have a choice of whether to use the facility or not. ”

What happens when a motorist has driven the equivalent of the excise duty? Disable the car for the remainder of the year?
Come and take a look at the M6 toll road. People queue on the M6 rather than pay the charges.
Successive governments have taxed us - drivers, smokers, drinkers, home owners, etc. - without giving good services, or even good government, in exchange.
It is getting beyond a joke.

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