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Vince Cable wants to raise income tax threshold to £10,000
4m to benefit from Cable income tax proposal

By Alex Stevenson Four million more low-paid workers and pensioners would be exempt from paying income tax under Liberal Democrat plans unveiled by Vince Cable. The party’s Treasury spokesperson used his keynote speech to the Lib Dem conference in Bournemouth to announce an increase in the lower income tax threshold to £10,000. He believes those… Read more »

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Vince Cable believes the Labour government is to blame for the banking crisis
Cable fears Tory VAT hike

By Alex Stevenson The Conservatives will raise value-added tax to as much as 25 per cent within a few months of taking power, Vince Cable has predicted. Speaking at a fringe event in Bournemouth, where the Liberal Democrats are holding their autumn party conference, Dr Cable said such a move would have “very painful consequences”… Read more »