近日,英国首相Theresa May拒绝承诺其任政府将在大选连任后继续保持现有税率水平。
2015年,英国执政党保守党,在选举前承诺所得税和增值税税率,以及社保费率将不会提高。
当被问及保守党的这一承诺是否会延伸至下一任期时,May说:“在这次选举中,人们将在过去、现在、将来都坚持低税负的保守党,以及天性爱加税的工党之间,做出一个非常明智的选择。
上周,May呼吁将大选提前至六月,她表示此举将使英国在为期两年的脱欧谈判中保持强势地位。
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UK Government Declines To Rule Out Future Tax Rate Hikes
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has declined to confirm that her Government would maintain tax rates should it win the upcoming election.
In 2015, the ruling Conservative Party promised before that year's election that income tax and value-added tax rates and National Insurance (social security) contributions would not be increased.
Asked whether the Party's manifesto would be extended to a potential next term for the Conservative Party, she said: "At this election, people are going to have a very clear choice. They will have a choice between a Conservative Party, which always has been, is, and will continue to be a party that believes in lower taxes... [or] a Labour Party whose natural instinct is always to raise taxes."
Last week, May called a snap election, to be held in June, saying that the move would put the UK in a stronger position in the two-year Brexit negotiations.
Resource: Wolters Kluwer Global Daily Tax News