Instead the claim seemed provocatively lacking in credibility. It is a name which seems to have stuck in the public s perception. The fact that the Government is in the process of introducing a VAT reform which completely lacks a logical foundation and has been thoroughly chiselled away at does not help either. In the Labour Party s defence it could be argued that the Government inherited a patchwork quilt of a proposal. But instead of sewing the various pieces together, the Labour Party has unpicked even more of the stitching.
Tax is always a good election issue because it so clearly defines the parties differing ideologies.
But voters would be wise to ask themselves how all these juicy promises will be paid for after the election. It is not only the Labour Party which over the years has screwed up the level of taxes.