Nick Clegg's quotes on tax yesterday caught my eye: Asked whether he expected the Government to reduce the tax burden, he said: “No, I am saying we will rebalance the tax system. We’re not making great claims about the overall...

Nick Clegg, who has gone out front on tax cuts, asked for the chance to intervene in the tax debate that has been sparked by Comment Central. I was delighted to offer him the space. Here are his remarks: I’m...

Well done to Nick Clegg for announcing a very clear income tax cut of £700 for lower and middle earners. It will be a refreshing relief to go into the next general election promising a tax cut rather than having to defend tax increases. And I am delighted that finally we are expressing these things in pounds rather than pence. If you to say to someone they will receive a 4p tax cut, they really

Nick Clegg Bournemouth 2008Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg MP, has criticised the Pre-Budget Report, saying the VAT cut will not benefit hard-pressed families. Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, he called for genuine fairness in the tax system, tax cuts for low earners and a removal of tax loopholes. Read the full exchange below:  Mr. Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD): May I a...

The LibDems must be desperate. So depressing is their opinion poll performance at the moment that they are even resorting to talking common sense about tax and public spending. Not only is their leader Nick Clegg proposing tax cuts for the lower paid - a policy which any politician of social conscience should recognise as morally and politically compelling - but he even suggested on the Today prog...

Seconds out, round two. Nick Clegg has a piece over on Comment Central, taking Danny Finkelstein to task over tax policy and laying out the Liberal Democrat approach: Without growth there’s no earthly way we’ll be able to balance the books over the economic cycle. Far from being irresponsible, as Danny alleges, tax cuts at a

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg reiterated calls for immediate tax cuts at Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday. He criticised government tax increases that are disproportionately penalising Britain’s poorest and urged the Prime Minister to clamp down on tax breaks for the rich. Mr. Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD): Week after week, I have called on the Prime Minister to cut taxe...

Over on Guido, the tax debate is hotting up. Guido tells his faithful readers that he is becoming impressed with Nick Clegg. The reason? Clegg is calling for tax cuts, whereas the Tories are "listening too much to the Fink"...

Liberal Democrat leader unveils alternative plan to raise personal allowance for income tax to £10,000 Nick Clegg today replaced the Liberal Democrats' plan for a 4p cut in the basic rate of income tax with an alternative proposal to reduce tax bills for most earners by £705 a year. The Lib Dem leader said that his proposed tax cut, which would take the form of the income tax pers...

Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, will tonight reaffirm his demand for tax cuts worth £18bn for low and middle income earners. With Labour and the Conservatives proposing rival tax-cutting strategies in the hope of reviving the economy, Clegg will criticise both parties for the "small-mindedness" of their plans. And he will claim that Lib Dem policies could "fundamentally rebalance Br...