William Hague
In January 1999 Conservative culture spokesman Peter Ainsworth described the National Lottery's New Opportunities fund as a "stealth tax". and Conservative leader William Hague claimed "The Labour stealth tax amounts to £1,500 for every working person". In Parliament on 3 November 1999 William Hague "accused the government of levying a £500 million 'stealth tax' that would hit IT companies".