Comments on: Andy Burnham still does not get it http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/08/20/andy-burnham-still-does-not-get-it/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:47:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Richard http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/08/20/andy-burnham-still-does-not-get-it/#comment-5050 Richard Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:53:32 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/08/20/andy-burnham-still-does-not-get-it/#comment-5050 (I made this comment on the 'How to Pay for Tax Cuts' thread below, but it is more appropriate her) Though I understand, and wholly admire, yours and Mr Osbourne's cautiousness in phasing in tax cuts only when the economy allows it, don't you agree that even the whiff of new "Green Taxes" confuses the issue somewhat, and hints that a Conservative government might rely on stealth taxes? I recall reading somewhere that you had advised Mr Osbourne not to put up flight taxes, so I am sure these green taxes are not your idea, but how do they reconcile with the other, tax-cutting proposals? (I made this comment on the ‘How to Pay for Tax Cuts’ thread below, but it is more appropriate her)

Though I understand, and wholly admire, yours and Mr Osbourne’s cautiousness in phasing in tax cuts only when the economy allows it, don’t you agree that even the whiff of new “Green Taxes” confuses the issue somewhat, and hints that a Conservative government might rely on stealth taxes?

I recall reading somewhere that you had advised Mr Osbourne not to put up flight taxes, so I am sure these green taxes are not your idea, but how do they reconcile with the other, tax-cutting proposals?

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