Jeremy Hunt is open to introducing an NHS tax, say cross-party group of MPs
"Jeremy Hunt is open to ring-fencing national insurance contributions to fund the NHS, a cross-party group of MPs have said as they called for a "second Beveridge moment".
The Health Secretary has written to colleagues appealing for ideas on how to best fund the health service, with a number of MPs hopeful that a hypothecated tax is now on the table.
A cross-party group, including Tory MP Nick Boles, former health minister Norman Lamb and Labour's Liz Kendall, are now urging Mr Hunt to bring forward plans to use NICs revenue to fund the NHS."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...rty-group-mps/
So what the party of low taxation going to do is introduce new "ring-fenced" taxes: one for NHS, one for pensions, one for unemployment, one for fire department, one for police etc.
And obviously keep all the other taxes in place!
"Jeremy Hunt is open to ring-fencing national insurance contributions to fund the NHS, a cross-party group of MPs have said as they called for a "second Beveridge moment".
The Health Secretary has written to colleagues appealing for ideas on how to best fund the health service, with a number of MPs hopeful that a hypothecated tax is now on the table.
A cross-party group, including Tory MP Nick Boles, former health minister Norman Lamb and Labour's Liz Kendall, are now urging Mr Hunt to bring forward plans to use NICs revenue to fund the NHS."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...rty-group-mps/
So what the party of low taxation going to do is introduce new "ring-fenced" taxes: one for NHS, one for pensions, one for unemployment, one for fire department, one for police etc.
And obviously keep all the other taxes in place!
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