George Osborne will unveil an anti-recession package including some tax cuts, in a U-turn to allow the Tories to take the fight over the economy to a resurgent Gordon Brown.

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.

George Osborne today claimed that the tax cuts expected to be announced by the government on Monday would fail politically and economically. In an interview with the Financial Times, the shadow chancellor said using borrowing to fund significant tax cuts would not increase support for Labour. The prime minister, Gordon Brown, and the chancellor, Alistair Darling, believe large cuts are necessary t...

This from George Osborne, speaking on the Beeb just now: "Spending restraint under Conservatives, tax rises under Labour" This bluntly effective message - that Brown's tax-cuts-now translate to tax-rises-in-future - is perhaps that best chance the Tories have to set the economic narrative. Hat-tip: Politics Home

The Conservatives now have two whole policies: giving massive inheritance tax cuts to millionaires; offering tiny tax advantages for marriage*. But what values link these two ideas together? For example, Liberal Democrat plans to close tax loopholes for the richest, tax pollution and tax multi-million mansions will fund tax cuts of £700 for everyone on low and middle incomes (so you can make...

Shadow chancellor George Osborne yesterday signalled support for some reductions in public spending to finance tax cuts. It came as Alistair Darling continued to stoke speculation that there will be limited tax cuts before Christmas as a result of measures to be announced in the pre-budget report next Monday. Speaking yesterday after the G20 meeting in Washington, the chancellor said the economy n...

Spending cuts alone will not be enough to rebalance the public finances George Osborne said yesterday paving the way for a Tory government to raise taxes.

Watching George Osborne and Alistair Darling on Marr this morning, one couldn’t help but be struck by how Labour is defining the Tories on tax. Darling kept stressing that it tells you everything you need to know about the Tories that the main tax cut they are offering at this time is to inheritance tax. Now, this, obviously, isn’t quite fair. As Osborne said, the Tories wouldn’t...

“There will be no election promises of up-front unfunded tax cuts.” George Osborne, The Times, September 2007 “My priority is to try to reverse the increase in National Insurance” George Osborne, Sunday Times, 28th December 2008

The Conservatives now have two whole policies: giving massive inheritance tax cuts to millionaires; giving tiny tax bribes for marriage*. But what values link these two ideas together? For example, Liberal Democrat plans to close tax loopholes for the richest, tax pollution and tax multi-million mansions will fund tax cuts of £700 for everyone on low and middle incomes (so you can make your ...