This higher rate would still be a competitive internationally, but the government is currently fighting hard to attract business in the wake of Brexit and they say a low corporation tax rate is crucial.
Labour has promised more money for GP services, free hospital parking for patients, staff and visitors, and to take a million people off NHS waiting lists by guaranteeing treatment within eighteen weeks.
The party has pledged to abolish university tuition fees and reintroduce maintenance grants and give free school meals to all schoolchildren. Its manifesto says it is committed to the NATO target of 2 per cent spending on defence. It is also committed to the renewal of Trident, even though Jeremy Corbyn has spent a lifetime campaigning against it. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?
Free full-fibre broadband would be available for all by The UK is an embarrassing laggard on the world stage. The Labour party wants to increase spending, change who spends the money and what it is spent on.
Much will be devolved to big cities as well as councils. A 1p rise in income tax, raise corporation and capital gains tax, scrap marriage allowance. It wants far greater UK spending on super-fast broadband and 5G mobile technology to bolster rural economies.
Greater emphasis on green taxation, including ring-fencing North Sea oil tax receipts for zero-carbon projects. Abolish inheritance tax, cut corporation tax and VAT on fuel, reduce import tariffs to zero. Economists warn Brexit will damage the economy and there are no dividends. Free broadband mirrors Labour but abolishing inheritance tax likely to drive-up inequality. Carbon taxes to accelerate phase-out of fossil fuels and raise revenue for cutting emissions.
Simplified personal taxation will place more focus on raising revenue from under-taxed businesses, but main thrust closely linked to climate policy of generating green jobs. Plaid says the Barnett formula for distributing funding is not fit for purpose and should be replaced by an office for fair funding. Devolve air passenger duty, as in Scotland.
Wales has powers over some taxation but Plaid wants more. The party says the current financial system has left Wales impoverished for the benefit of a select few in England. What visions have been laid out for schools and universities? Back school heads and teachers on discipline — including by supporting the use of exclusions. Some of new money already accounted for. IFS estimates 7. The party says two- to four-year-olds will get 30 hours of free nursery care a week.
Promises to get rid of Ofsted and high-stakes testing will be warmly welcomed by schools, while scrapping tuition fees is guaranteed to be popular with students. Extend free childcare to start at nine months for working parents, and age two for all. Education makes up a huge part of manifesto and new spending is allocated, but on student loans there is only the promise of a review.
The party wants shared parental leave extended to 64 weeks, with an additional 12 weeks to be ring-fenced for fathers. Statutory duty of care for social media, gaming and technology firms to protect children from harmful content.
The Scottish National party has to focus on UK-wide policies that support families since education is devolved to Scotland. Abolish the apprenticeship levy and improve tax incentives for employers who take on apprentices. There is no mention of extra spending on schools or early years. It wants to remove charitable status from private schools and charge VAT on school fees.
The Greens are aiming squarely for the student vote with tuition fees measures. Increase college lecturer pay and make public transport free for further education and sixth-form students and apprentices aged under Education is a devolved area. Plaid says the system is in crisis, with one in three teachers quitting the classroom within their first five years.
What are the parties promising to do for the environment? Ban export of plastic waste to developing countries. Measures highlight inaction of previous Conservative administrations. It pledges 1m green jobs in the energy sector and through nationwide home refurbishments.
A clean air act to improve pollution levels, including a vehicle-scrapping scheme. It appears to intend to finance most of them through changes to air passenger duty. The Scottish National party believes its strong stance on the climate emergency can attract voters, and believes the UK has to catch up with Scotland. There is no section in the manifesto on the environment, and detail on the main tree-planting policy is scant, with no target number or timeframe.
Frequent flyer levy after more than one return flight a year; ban on airport expansion. Create tens of thousands of jobs by kickstarting an investment programme aimed at making Wales free from carbon and single-use plastic by Such ideas play well with green voters. Johnson denies claims the Conservative party manifesto leaves the way open for a reduction in troops.
Overseas aid pledge has not assuaged concern over how funds are used. The party wants the UK to play a bigger role in global peacekeeping and recognise minority rights, including the Kurds. It wants UK ministers to uphold the pledge to spend 0. The SNP wants the UK to adopt a more Scandinavian-style approach to foreign policy and defence, but prioritises nuclear disarmament.
The Brexit party has pledged to withdraw from the European Defence Union, which would mean the UK would no longer adhere to the EU defence procurement directive. Policy is EU-centric, based on what it believes can be achieved by leaving. No mention of an EU army, a conspiracy theory put forward by Farage. The Green party pledges to help other countries combat the growing climate emergency.
Scrap the Trident nuclear deterrent programme as well as government support for arms exports. The climate emergency has become a rapidly emerging threat to international order, so the Greens are ahead of the curve in placing the climate on the foreign policy agenda. Encourage other countries to establish diplomatic representation in Wales, taking inspiration from places such as Catalonia and Quebec.
Establish a national academy for Welsh tourism to help attract visitors from overseas. Devolved governments do not officially get a say in whether the UK goes to war.
Plaid sees this as undemocratic. It would resist locating nuclear weapons in Wales or in Welsh waters. A pledge to create 40 new hospitals over the next decade, including six upgrades by Questions have been raised over the credibility of claims on this issue, with pledges on nurses and new hospitals in serious doubt.
Social care kicked into the long grass. Restoring bursaries for nurses will be popular, while plans for generic drugs is likely to enrage pharmaceutical firms. The party plans to develop a health and care tax, tying funding to one collective budget and shown on payslips.
A dedicated tax could reassure voters money is well spent but may prove risky in the event of a downturn. Since health is devolved to Holyrood, the Scottish National party is seeking to show Scottish voters that the party wants to influence UK-level policies. The Brexit party pledges to increase the number of medical staff in the National Health Service and cut waste, introducing hour GP surgeries, discussing the ring-fencing NHS budget and tax revenues.
No financial commitments. The party is against the encroachment of private medicine on the National Health Service and will roll back provisions for private suppliers. The Greens want to devote more funding to the NHS; unlike the Tories, they see Brexit as a key threat to the health service. It would provide free social care for elderly and vulnerable people, and fund an additional 1, doctors, 5, nurses and NHS dentists. I t is not for me to assert whether the issue has been better articulated by the Chief Rabbi or by Lord Dubs: but what is absolutely clear is that the Party leadership has not been good enough.
Unfortunately, your vote in this election cannot be given to a perfect candidate. No such candidate is standing. I do not believe that we can trust the Conservatives to protect minorities.
From the blatant Islamophobia which Baroness Warsi has been highlighting for years, to off-hand racist and homophobic comments which Johnson has refused to apologise for, to dog-whistle Tory immigration policy that tears apart communities. You are faced with two radically different options for government.
If Johnson wins, I cannot see a bright future for children living in food poverty. I cannot see a bright future for those needing emergency healthcare. I cannot see a bright future for our European partners.
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