Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has again pushed the party’s proposals of tax cuts for the poorest to stimulate the economy, while attacking the Tories’ promises of tax cuts for savers. Speaking on BBC News, Nick commented: This is a fake giveaway. It only amounts at today interest rates to an extra 40p a year for

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...

Conservative plans to give married couples a tax break must take second place behind a Liberal Democrat tax cut for low-earners, Nick Clegg has insisted.

Nick Clegg’s tax cut speech dominated the political headlines yesterday — you can watch a 4-minute snippet below: (Available on the BBC website here.) Here’s what my LibDemVoice colleagues had to say about Nick’s call for lower taxes: Clegg’s call for income tax cuts for the low paid is welcome, but will the Tories back

Tax cuts for low earners due later this year will save the Liberal Democrats from electoral disaster, Nick Clegg has claimed.

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...

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...

NICK CLEGG yesterday headed off a grassroots revolt from Lib Dem activists concerned his radical tax plans represent a shift to the right of British politics.

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...

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg would seek to push through tax cuts to help ordinary working households through the economic downturn were he in government, he said yesterday.