Michael Howard and tax freedom day

Now this is worth sharing far and wide:

In his first party political broadcast since taking over as party chief, Mr Howard said the day of the year when people stop working for the taxman and start working for themselves should be marked by a public holiday.

When Labour came to power in 1997, Tax Freedom Day fell on May 27. But after 60 Labour tax rises introduced by Chancellor Gordon Brown, it fell on June 2 this year, and will not arrive until June 9 in 2005. That means two weeks' money, that used to belong to the people earning it, is now swallowed by the state.

A plan which will certainly help counter the stealth taxation weapon. Throw in a holiday on St. George's day too for added goodness.

Posted by JohnJo at November 28, 2003 01:32 PM | TrackBack