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polling shows voters don’t believe the tax pledges – here’s how the numbers stack up

  • Written by: Alan Shipman, Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
polling shows voters don’t believe the tax pledges – here’s how the numbers stack upAre political pledges not to increase income tax, national insurance or VAT believable?Ink Drop/Shutterstock

The two main parties contesting the UK general election have been unusually cautious on their spending plans, despite urgent calls for more public funding to tackle crises in housing, social care and the environment.

While they have pledged...

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