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Biscuitman · 27-11-2004, 07:02 PM

Have you not read my speech on pensions Anthony?

It takes 3.5% of GDp, £35 billion, to sort out pensions - the governments own think tank gives the cost to industry of EU regs as £100b.

Getting rid of one third of that covers the pension need... I know its not a straightforward case of taxing all the savings scrapping unneccessary regs would give but it shows there's plenty of scope... the Lib/Dems have no means, within the Eu, of coming up with their £25 pw... and if they're proposing tax increases to pay for it....NOBODY ever voted for higher taxes. The Libs tried once before, advocating putting 2p in the £ on NI to pay for a proper NHS... polls said thats what everyone was in favour of... result...Lib dems lost 8 seats.

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Biscuitman Uber Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 3,486	Have you not read my speech on pensions Anthony? It takes 3.5% of GDp, £35 billion, to sort out pensions - the governments own think tank gives the cost to industry of EU regs as £100b. Getting rid of one third of that covers the pension need... I know its not a straightforward case of taxing all the savings scrapping unneccessary regs would give but it shows there's plenty of scope... the Lib/Dems have no means, within the Eu, of coming up with their £25 pw... and if they're proposing tax increases to pay for it....NOBODY ever voted for higher taxes. The Libs tried once before, advocating putting 2p in the £ on NI to pay for a proper NHS... polls said thats what everyone was in favour of... result...Lib dems lost 8 seats. __________________ IF THE EU WAS THE ANSWER, IT MUST HAVE BEEN A STUPID QUESTION!