David Cameron rules out VAT Rise

David Cameron has ruled out increasing VAT after the election if the Conservatives are still in power.

Challenged by Ed Miliband in the final Prime Ministers' Questions of this parliament to give a straight answer to a straight question,

"Will he now rule out a rise in VAT?"

The PM agreed that straight questions deserved straight answers, and gave one:

"Yes."



Comments

Jim said…
Actually the PM did not agree that at all, re watch the clip and you will see

40 seconds in the PM says

"but he's right, he's right, Straight answers deserve straight questions and the answer is yes"

so you see, Dave has given us the straight answer, but we are still waiting for the straight question that yes is the answer to.
Jim said…
You have to get up early to catch me out :)
Chris Whiteside said…
OK, I'll give you that one. :-)

I presume he meant to say straight questions deserve straight answers.

Given the emails and Facebook messages he has been sending out I don't think there is any doubt that the question he was answering "Yes" to was whether he would rule out increasing VAT.
Anonymous said…
Super Dave might rule it out but Gorgeous George might have other ideas.
Chris Whiteside said…
I don't believe that DC would have given a clear pledge not to increase VAT and sent out a lot of messages on social media this afternoon repeating the promise unless he had discussed it with George Osborne beforehand.
Jim said…
It would still have been better if he had said the answer is 42 ;o)

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