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| Osborne to reject tax-cut calls | Osborne to reject tax-cut calls |
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| Conservatives calling for leader David Cameron to make tax-cut pledges could damage the party's election chances, George Osborne is expected to warn. | Conservatives calling for leader David Cameron to make tax-cut pledges could damage the party's election chances, George Osborne is expected to warn. |
| The shadow chancellor will use his party conference speech to insist he will not give in to demands from Tories including Lord Tebbit for tax promises. | The shadow chancellor will use his party conference speech to insist he will not give in to demands from Tories including Lord Tebbit for tax promises. |
| He is expected to say: "I am not going to write my 2009 budget in 2006. | He is expected to say: "I am not going to write my 2009 budget in 2006. |
| "British people are sick of politicians who promise more than they deliver. We will deliver more than we promise." | "British people are sick of politicians who promise more than they deliver. We will deliver more than we promise." |
| He will accept the principle of lower taxes but he will also claim it was high mortgage rates under John Major's government, combined with the effects of Black Wednesday when Britain crashed out of the ERM, that kept the party out of government for a decade. | He will accept the principle of lower taxes but he will also claim it was high mortgage rates under John Major's government, combined with the effects of Black Wednesday when Britain crashed out of the ERM, that kept the party out of government for a decade. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY Forget tax cuts. We do not know if we can afford them in three or four years' time Geoff, Glastonbury href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=4062&edition=2&ttl=20060930163631" class="">Send us your comments The Tories, he will claim, are now being viewed again as a party of government and need to show discipline and responsibility. | |
| Mr Osborne is expected to say: "To those who want us to make upfront promises of tax cuts now, we say we will not back down. | Mr Osborne is expected to say: "To those who want us to make upfront promises of tax cuts now, we say we will not back down. |
| "We will not be pushed or pulled, we will stick to our principles. We will do what is right." | "We will not be pushed or pulled, we will stick to our principles. We will do what is right." |
| Sound money | Sound money |
| Many of those demanding such a policy are Thatcherites, so Mr Osborne will quote the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in his defence. | Many of those demanding such a policy are Thatcherites, so Mr Osborne will quote the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in his defence. |
| "Sound money is the oldest Conservative principle of all. As Margaret Thatcher said: 'I am not prepared ever to go on with tax reductions if it meant unsound finance'." | "Sound money is the oldest Conservative principle of all. As Margaret Thatcher said: 'I am not prepared ever to go on with tax reductions if it meant unsound finance'." |
| Ex-minister John Redwood has set out a case for tax cuts | Ex-minister John Redwood has set out a case for tax cuts |
| His comments on tax will come after a series of demands on Mr Cameron from senior party figures to revert to the traditional Tory policy of offering cuts. | His comments on tax will come after a series of demands on Mr Cameron from senior party figures to revert to the traditional Tory policy of offering cuts. |
| Former party chairman Lord Tebbit and backbencher Edward Leigh have been in the forefront of demands for Mr Cameron to make a clear statement on the issue straight away. | Former party chairman Lord Tebbit and backbencher Edward Leigh have been in the forefront of demands for Mr Cameron to make a clear statement on the issue straight away. |
| Mr Leigh is also expected to launch a wider criticism of the party's leadership at a fringe meeting on Tuesday. | Mr Leigh is also expected to launch a wider criticism of the party's leadership at a fringe meeting on Tuesday. |
| He will tell the Cornerstone group that Mr Cameron risks becoming a "recruiting agent" for the UK Independence Party because of his failure to offer voters "robust Conservatism". | He will tell the Cornerstone group that Mr Cameron risks becoming a "recruiting agent" for the UK Independence Party because of his failure to offer voters "robust Conservatism". |
| Ex-minister John Redwood has published a pamphlet setting out the case for tax cuts, although he has insisted he is not at odds with Mr Cameron and is not demanding instant policies. | Ex-minister John Redwood has published a pamphlet setting out the case for tax cuts, although he has insisted he is not at odds with Mr Cameron and is not demanding instant policies. |
| Learnt nothing | Learnt nothing |
| But Mr Osborne is expected to deliver a stern rebuttal of their case, insisting it was economic policies of that type that led to the Tories suffering three election defeats in a row. | But Mr Osborne is expected to deliver a stern rebuttal of their case, insisting it was economic policies of that type that led to the Tories suffering three election defeats in a row. |
| "We must win the argument on the economy. We will never do that if people believe our tax policy comes at the expense of their public services. | "We must win the argument on the economy. We will never do that if people believe our tax policy comes at the expense of their public services. |
| Lady Thatcher spoke of sound money"That is why we will share the proceeds of growth between the lower taxes this country needs and the increases in spending on public services every government should provide. | Lady Thatcher spoke of sound money"That is why we will share the proceeds of growth between the lower taxes this country needs and the increases in spending on public services every government should provide. |
| "And we will never ever win the argument on tax - or anything else for that matter - if people fear for one moment that we might endanger the stability of the economy, the low mortgage rates and low inflation families depend on. | "And we will never ever win the argument on tax - or anything else for that matter - if people fear for one moment that we might endanger the stability of the economy, the low mortgage rates and low inflation families depend on. |
| "If we haven't learnt that in our long years in opposition then we have learnt nothing. | "If we haven't learnt that in our long years in opposition then we have learnt nothing. |
| "High mortgage rates and the failed ERM experiment that produced them are part of the reason we have been out of office for a decade. Well, I am not going to allow that to happen. | "High mortgage rates and the failed ERM experiment that produced them are part of the reason we have been out of office for a decade. Well, I am not going to allow that to happen. |
| "I want people to know, we will never link our currency or join the euro and I want people to know this from us - we will never take risks with inflation or interest rates. | "I want people to know, we will never link our currency or join the euro and I want people to know this from us - we will never take risks with inflation or interest rates. |
| "I want people to hear this party say with one voice that economic stability will always come first." | "I want people to hear this party say with one voice that economic stability will always come first." |