Andy Burnham pledges not to increase income tax, VAT or National Insurance

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : However, he did not rule out asking some people to contribute more through other parts of the tax system.
49% : Income tax, VAT and National Insurance remain protected Burnham has committed himself to Labour's fiscal rules and indicated there is still room to make decisions within the party's manifesto commitments.
47% : While he declined to rule out changes to other taxes in the future, he suggested any decisions would come only after reviewing the state of the nation's finances.
46% : That means Labour's pledge not to increase income tax, VAT or National Insurance remains in place.
44% : Speaking in an interview with Gary Lineker for Goalhanger, Burnham acknowledged that the Government faces difficult decisions over the public finances but pointed to Labour's existing manifesto commitments, which rule out increases to the three main taxes paid by households.
43% : " His comments leave open the possibility of changes to taxes outside Labour's manifesto commitments, although no new measures have been announced.
42% : Workers and families could be spared increases to the UK's biggest taxes after incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham signalled Labour's commitment to protecting income tax, VAT and National Insurance remains unchanged.

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