Five Conservative measures to help victims of the recession

We are calling on the Government, in the forthcoming Budget, to:

·         Abolish income tax on savings for basic rate taxpayers and raise the pensioners' personal allowance by £2,000 to £11,490 for the year 2010-11.

·         Get credit flowing and save jobs with a £50 billion National Loan Guarantee Scheme.

·         Help small businesses with cash flow by delaying VAT bills for six months.

·         Freeze council tax for two years by cutting wasteful Government spending.

·         Get companies hiring again through reducing employment costs for small businesses by cutting National Insurance, and through a tax break for new jobs.

And over the long term we will get the public finances back under control with an Office for Budget Responsibility so no Labour Government can ever bankrupt this country again.