What an odd sight to see David Cameron making an announcement yesterday on tax which was based on what the Tories would do if they were in power now, not noticing that they are not actually in power now. But more odd was the the shadow chancellor, Gideon Osborne sat on meekly watching as David Cameron made an announcement on taxation. It spoke volumes about what the Tories think of Osborne.

David Cameron has come under pressure from senior Tories to commit the party to big tax and spending cuts to breathe life into the economy.

I say in my political column this week that Cameron must “offer tax cuts before Brown does” – and seems I may not have to wait long before David Cameron repays my faith in him. Patrick Hennessy says in the Sunday Telegraph today that the Tories are planning an employment-orientated tax cut financed by spending cuts. As the FT said on Saturday that Darling could be mulling some &#...

David Cameron the Conservative leader has warned that a Tory government would not introduce tax cuts during the recession.

DAVID Cameron hinted yesterday at the possibility of tax cuts under a Conservative government, saying that it was right for those who "put their backs into the British eco

The Coalition truce between the Tories and the Liberal Democrats broke into open conflict yesterday over David Cameron's promise to give tax breaks to married couples.

The state of the public finances means that it is going to be very hard—if not impossible—for the Tories, if elected, to cut taxes during their first term. But it is important that the electorate, and the base of the party, still know that the Tories believe in the benefits of low-taxation. One easy and eye-catching way for David Cameron to signal this would be for him to declare that ...

“David Cameron was last night facing another embarrassing row over donations after it emerged that the Tories pocketed £100,000 from a controversial tax exile last year. Mr Cameron has allowed Lord Laidlaw to continue bankrolling the party even though he lives in Monaco to avoid paying tax in Britain. The tycoon was awarded a peerage

Answering an audience question at Demos, the Blairite think tank, David Cameron revealed his inner thinking on tax policy by saying that flat rates of tax are more progressive. Given the strong empirical record that the flat tax revolution has enjoyed in numerous countries, and given all the hassle to businesses and individuals caused by our needlessly complicated tax laws, Mr Cameron's recog...

David Cameron has given his strongest indication yet that the Tories will scrap the 50p top rate of income tax if they attain power.