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."
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
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.
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.