Gordon Brown was keen to trump in the Commons today, just how much he had allegedly done for those on lower incomes. This is of course after adding £2.7 billion to the Government debt mountain.
Today I received an email from a constituent, Ann Richards, in Harlow who shows that not quite everyone has benefited from Mr Brown's 'largesse'. I reproduce it below for Centre Right readers:
"Pensioners age 60 to 64 are still being taxed an extra £103 a year after the personal allowance was increased by £600 for the year.
My personal allowance went up by £600 giving me £120 extra. The 20p tax band means that I am still £103 worse off.
With the withdrawal of 10p tax band I was paying an extra £233 a year tax
Now only paying an extra £103. That equates to £2 a week out of my pension
Single women pensioners betweeen the ages of 60 and 64 are the worst off section of the population.under the latest tax changes."
She adds:
"Alistair Darling is hitting people who have no prospect of a pay rise as they are not at work. Please will you inform David Cameron of my protest and get him to redress this gross injustice and say that he will do that before the next General Election. so the conservatives can be assured of a good majority."
I could not have put it better myself!
