Lies and damned lies in UK election pledges, say experts
Tories and Labour will be forced to raise taxes if they keep their promises, Institute for Fiscal Studies says
28 November 2019 - 17:01
Zurich/London — A leading UK think tank has offered a damning analysis of both the Conservatives’ and Labour’s election pledges, and warned voters to expect higher taxes than either party has outlined.
In a brutal assessment of both manifestos for the December 12 vote, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that “neither is a properly credible prospectus”...
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