George Osborne will warn today that a Conservative government would struggle to cut taxes if Britain is "crushed" by debt as Gordon Brown increases borrowing during the recession. In a speech at the London School of Economics, the shadow chancellor will accuse the prime minister of planning to "borrow without limit" in a way that would create a burden of debt that would take a decade to pay off. O...

Speaking to the Tory Spring Forum in Cheltenham the Tory leader said tax increases were the right thing to do when Britain last faced a (less serious) debt crisis in the early 1990s. Echoing George Osborne's remarks to Sky News...

George Osborne has used the financial crisis to attack the Prime Minister. From the BBC :: George Osborne has accused Gordon Brown of planning a “spending splurge” that will saddle two generations with debt. The shadow chancellor told the BBC attempts to “spend your way out of a recession” would only lead to “huge debt” and higher taxes

Corporation tax would be cut for companies as part of a Tory drive to tackle Britain's debt crisis, the shadow Chancellor, George Osborne, has signalled.

CHANCELLOR George Osborne ruled out unfunded tax cuts or increases in public spending today, warning: "You can't borrow your way out of debt."

George Osborne, shadow chancellor, promised a new Conservative "age of responsibility, in which an incoming Tory government would tackle Britain's debt culture and bring down the soaring budget deficit

From the BBC:Cutting inheritance tax would not be a high priority for an incoming Tory Government, Ken Clarke has said. The shadow business secretary told the BBC its main economic goals would be to cut public debt and restore growth. Increasing income tax for top-earners to 45% from 2011 would be "difficult to avoid", shadow chancellor George Osborne has said - a stance backed up by Mr Clarke

Now I thought that would get your attention. Well lets face it we are all - after the bidding war with debt for votes is over - going to have to pay more tax. Proposal 1: A national mortgage( or debt) tax : The Debt raised should be visibly paid back and calculated for each tax payer. A proportion of income tax should be re-badged as debt repayment tax and at the end of each year all taxpayers sho...

Robert Peston reports that the Tory Shadow Chancellor, George Osbourne, has proposed that the tax system should be changed to make it less favourable to companies taking on more debt. If the Conservatives come to power and actually put this idea into practice, it would have some interesting effects. Hopefully, it should make the private equity model less profitable and discourage the short-term bu...

George Osborne tells eurozone members due to hold a crunch meeting they must "get a grip" on the sovereign debt crisis gripping Europe to prevent it spreading.