Going Further and Faster Towards Taking the Lowest Paid Out of Tax
Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today [Thursday] gave a speech on supporting working families. He said:
Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg today [Thursday] gave a speech on supporting working families. He said:
As families face more of a squeeze, today Liberal Democrats are arguing for greater tax cuts for hard working people.
Mayor Dave Hodgson ...
(From the BBC) Nick Clegg is pushing the coalition government to go "further and faster" in raising the pay level at which people start paying income tax to £10,000 a year.
In November the Council put into effect an "Article 4 direction" which covers much of North Jesmond ward and a number of other areas across the city. From now on, planning permission will be required to convert a family home into a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) in most parts of the ward.
Cllr Fraser Macpherson writes :