"It's the Tories fault we have to abolish the 10p tax rate," says Jane Kennedy [paraphrased from her Newsnight interview].
Excuse me?
Excuse me?
- How long have you - the Labour Party - been in government? Very nearly eleven years. I think it's about time to stop blaming the Tories.
- Gordon Brown introduced this change when he was Chancellor in 1999. And he said:The new 10p rate - the lowest starting rate of tax in Britain for more than 35 years - will make work pay and help people, especially those who are low-paid, to keep more of the money that they earn... When we make promises, we keep them.
