Vince Cable backs land tax - The Daily Telegraph
With all the excitement at conference we forgot to post this report on Vince Cables comments at ALTER's fringe
23 Sep 2013
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Johann Lamont signals support for land tax plan
SCOTTISH Labour leader Johann Lamont has signalled support for a new land tax as part of a shake-up of the way local services are provided in Scotland. (Scotsman) http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/johann-lamont-signals-support-for-land-tax-plan-1-3105817
23 Sep 2013
ALTER at Glasgow 2013 - Federal Conference report
Its official: firstly that Land Value Taxation (LVT) is a more popular policy among Lib Dem activists than Mansion Tax (MT); secondly that a "full scale review" of "how it might best be implemented" in the UK will be commissioned "early in the next parliament" if we are in Government again.
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23 Sep 2013
The Flavour of the film: A Taxing Question
ALTER has worked with the Coalition for Economic Justice (CEJ) all summer to bring you The Taxing Question of Land - a 30-minute film on U-tube, launched by RSA on 3rd September, all about LVT. A young film director, new to the subject, was given free rein (and £14k) to present the subject in a way that would appeal to young, intelligent people in the UK today.
11 Sep 2013
Support change of fiscal strategy - SLF amendment to Economy Motion
ALTER Exec recommend Conference representatives to support the second part of an amendment submitted by the Social Liberal Forum (SLF), which had 105 supporting signatures, to the Motion F19 next Monday. This amendment includes a new clause saying that Party economic policy "should be guided by" (among other things):-
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11 Sep 2013
Right wing think-tank slams Osbourne's "Help to Buy" scheme
The right-leaning Adam Smith institute has brought out a damning report on the governments "Help to Buy" scheme, with comments including:
DC
10 Sep 2013