Government failing those who need the most help

5.00.00pm GMT Fri 21st Nov 2008

There should be income tax cuts to help people struggling to cope with recession, Wimbledon residents heard on 20 November. Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable MP told a packed meeting at the All Saints Day Centre in South Wimbledon that people had endured a year of rocketing fuel, transport and food prices, and many were still out of pocket following the Government's decision to double the starting rate of income tax.

He said: "We will be looking for radical changes in the tax system which lock in lower rates of income tax for good . . . We are worried that the Government will simply introduce temporary tax cuts, paid for by borrowing, which will disappear one we start to come out of recession."

Related Links:

Shas Sheehan's letter about Vince Cable's visit (Wimbledon Guardian, 27 November).

Merton Liberal Democrats' report on Vince Cable's visit.