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| General election 2019: Tory and Labour spending plans 'not credible' - IFS | General election 2019: Tory and Labour spending plans 'not credible' - IFS |
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| Neither the Conservatives nor Labour are offering "credible" spending plans ahead of the election, an influential research group has said. | Neither the Conservatives nor Labour are offering "credible" spending plans ahead of the election, an influential research group has said. |
| The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said it was "highly likely" the Tories would end up spending more than their manifesto pledges. | The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said it was "highly likely" the Tories would end up spending more than their manifesto pledges. |
| Labour, it warned, would be unable to deliver its spending increases as it has promised. | Labour, it warned, would be unable to deliver its spending increases as it has promised. |
| Neither was being "honest" with voters, director Paul Johnson said. | Neither was being "honest" with voters, director Paul Johnson said. |
| The Liberal Democrats were "the most fiscally prudent" in terms of the public finances, he added, but given the uncertainty around Brexit, it was difficult to say whether they or any other party would be able to deliver their plans. | |
| Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems have all published their manifestos, including spending and taxation plans, ahead of the 12 December general election. | Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems have all published their manifestos, including spending and taxation plans, ahead of the 12 December general election. |
| Labour's promises to "transform" the UK and to renationalise rail, mail, water and energy, while the Conservatives are vowing to "forge a new Britain". | Labour's promises to "transform" the UK and to renationalise rail, mail, water and energy, while the Conservatives are vowing to "forge a new Britain". |
| The Lib Dems say they would free up £50bn for public services by stopping Brexit. | The Lib Dems say they would free up £50bn for public services by stopping Brexit. |
| Mr Johnson said the Conservatives were continuing to "pretend that tax rises will never be needed to secure decent public services". | Mr Johnson said the Conservatives were continuing to "pretend that tax rises will never be needed to secure decent public services". |
| Labour, he added, "pretends that huge increases in spending can be financed by just big companies and the rich". | Labour, he added, "pretends that huge increases in spending can be financed by just big companies and the rich". |
| Mr Johnson also said it was "highly likely" Labour would need to raise taxes beyond what it is promising to pay for its proposed £80bn a year in extra spending. | Mr Johnson also said it was "highly likely" Labour would need to raise taxes beyond what it is promising to pay for its proposed £80bn a year in extra spending. |
| "In reality, a change in the scale and the scope of the state that they propose would require more broad-based tax increases at some point." | "In reality, a change in the scale and the scope of the state that they propose would require more broad-based tax increases at some point." |
| He criticised a Tory pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT over the next five years as "ill advised", adding the government would "regret" it. | He criticised a Tory pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT over the next five years as "ill advised", adding the government would "regret" it. |
| He also added that the party had "failed to come up with any kind of plan or any kind of money" for social care services. | He also added that the party had "failed to come up with any kind of plan or any kind of money" for social care services. |
| It's a plague on all your houses - but for very different reasons. | It's a plague on all your houses - but for very different reasons. |
| The main criticism of Labour is that is spending on investment is just so big, it wouldn't be able to deliver it. | The main criticism of Labour is that is spending on investment is just so big, it wouldn't be able to deliver it. |
| The group also says it is highly likely the party's tax rises would impact, directly or indirectly, on more than just the top 5% of earners. | The group also says it is highly likely the party's tax rises would impact, directly or indirectly, on more than just the top 5% of earners. |
| There's no respite for the Conservatives though - particularly on their pledge not to extend the transition period included in the PM's Brexit deal beyond 2020, even if a trade deal has not been agreed. | There's no respite for the Conservatives though - particularly on their pledge not to extend the transition period included in the PM's Brexit deal beyond 2020, even if a trade deal has not been agreed. |
| The idea that the UK might have to trade on World Trade Organisation terms is seen by these economists as something which would be highly damaging to the economy. | The idea that the UK might have to trade on World Trade Organisation terms is seen by these economists as something which would be highly damaging to the economy. |
| It says this could cause an increase in the deficit of the same order, potentially even higher, than would be caused by Labour's tax and spending plans. | It says this could cause an increase in the deficit of the same order, potentially even higher, than would be caused by Labour's tax and spending plans. |
| Stuart Adam, senior research economist at the IFS, warned that Labour's promise that its plans would only raise taxes on the richest 5% of taxpayers was "clearly not true". | Stuart Adam, senior research economist at the IFS, warned that Labour's promise that its plans would only raise taxes on the richest 5% of taxpayers was "clearly not true". |
| He said the party's proposals to scrap a tax break for married couples and change taxes on company dividends would also affect people outside this bracket. | He said the party's proposals to scrap a tax break for married couples and change taxes on company dividends would also affect people outside this bracket. |
| He added that its planned rise in corporation tax would be "passed on" to workers in the form of lower wages, and to consumers in the form of higher prices. | He added that its planned rise in corporation tax would be "passed on" to workers in the form of lower wages, and to consumers in the form of higher prices. |
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