Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Green Party 2010

The Grren Party manifesto for the 2010 election included the following aspirations.
  • Financial transaction tax.
  • Abolition of upper limit for National Insurance contributions.
  • Return of corporation tax to 30%.
  • Increase Capital Gains tax to recipients highest income tax rate.
  • Clamp down on tax havens.
  • Reform of inheritance tax laws - base new laws on wealth of recipient rather than that of deceased.
  • Cut working hours - 35 hour working week.
  • Increase minimum wage to a 'living' wage.
  • Scrap nuclear weapons.
  • No more nuclear Power stations.
  • Scrap subsidies for arms exports.