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Ross Welland Tax Partner for Horwath Clark Whitehill comments on how tax will feature in the next election
 
As an election draws ever nearer it seems an appropriate time to start looking at the tax policies of the political parties. The assumption is that the election will be next year though of course it could always take place earlier and will if the government sees any electoral advantage in that. Spending is already a key area in the election campaign. Tax as the mechanism for funding that spending will inevitably feature as the campaign progresses.
 
This article focuses on the three main political parties: Labour Conservative and Liberal Democrat. At this stage understandably their respective manifestos are not yet available. Therefore in trying to...

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