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Andrew Griffith, a Conservative MP, urges Chancellor John Healey to avoid introducing new taxes when presenting the budget on October 28. Griffith outlines five “tests” for the upcoming Budget, including cutting the deficit, increasing defense spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, and boosting youth employment. Additionally, senior figures from Britain’s financial services sector are lobbying against tax increases on banks, warning that such hikes could lead businesses to relocate abroad.
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Andrew Griffith, the Conservative MP, urged John Healey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, not to introduce new taxes in his upcoming Budget on October 28. Griffith argued that Labour's previous budgets have already set taxes at record-high levels, impacting families and businesses negatively. He outlined five "tests" for Healey’s budget, including cutting the deficit, increasing defense spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, boosting youth employment, and reducing welfare costs. The call to avoid new taxes was also supported by leading City figures who warned that raising taxes on banks could harm Britain's financial services industry compared to international competitors.
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Mr Healey’s Conservative opposite number, Andrew Griffith, said the Chancellor should commit to introducing no new taxes on October 28, urging him to “stop the tax ratchet”.
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Chancellor → say → ratchet
Mr Griffith said: “Labour’s first two budgets put taxes on course for the highest level ever recorded, and families and businesses are continuing to pay the price.
“John Healey must deliver a ‘get a grip’ Budget, instead of kicking the can down the road.”
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Healey → say → road
The call is one of five “tests” Mr Griffith said the Chancellor should meet – including cutting the budget deficit, slashing welfare, increasing defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030 and increasing youth employment.
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Chancellor → say → employment
He added: “These tests are simple, and Labour have already set one themselves.
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Labour → add → one
“When he resigned as defence secretary, John Healey said that 3% of GDP on defence spending is ‘what Britain must set’.”
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Britain → resign → what
Mr Griffith’s “tests” come as the bosses of Britain’s biggest City groups intensified calls for the Chancellor not to raise taxes on banks.
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Chancellor → come → banks
In a letter to Mr Healey, senior City figures including the chief executives of UK Finance and the CBI said Britain’s financial services industry “already faces a higher tax burden than our key international competitors”.
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industry → include → competitors
The group argued that banking businesses are more likely to move their offices outside of the UK and to other financial hubs if taxes increase.
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taxes → argue → hubs
A Treasury spokesman said: “The Chancellor has been clear that fiscal discipline underwrites every promise this Government makes, which is why he and the Prime Minister are in lockstep on meeting the fiscal rules.
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he → say → rules
“His focus is on backing British jobs, giving families and businesses breathing space and driving growth in every postcode, and he will set out decisions on October 28.”
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he → back → October
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