Tories Tax and Red Tape Cuts

The Tories plans on abolishing inheritance tax will only aid the top 5-6% of estates that pay inheritance tax and the Tories want to be taken seriously by the poor. I like their idea of charging lorries by the mile but if it is neutral then how will the Tories pay for the damage heavy lorries do to our roads. If more private motorways are built the pricing structure could be similar to the current M6 Toll Motorway. Currently the M6 Toll Motorway only appeals to car users as road haulers are encouraged to use the ordinary M6, whilst motorists are welcomed onto the M6 Toll, thus the public sector is lumbered with the higher maintenance costs of HGV lorries whilst the toll road creams off motorists willing to pay that bit more.

The Tories say they want to cut the number of civil servants but the real expense in the civil service is the hiring of consultants to do the job of civil servants. In some cases these consultants are seconded from the companies that they are all offering contracts to.

I agree with the Tories policy on I.D. cards but their polices on moving taxation from current forms to enviremental taxes will mean a shortful in revenues for the government if these taxes are really effective.