David Cameron has called on Gordon Brown to “to be straight with people” and admit that his plans to increase borrowing will lead to higher taxes in the future.
Speaking in the House of Commons, David stressed, “More discretionary borrowing now, without knowing where the money is coming from, is bound to mean higher taxes later."
He urged Gordon Brown to follow the lead of Labour Ministers such as Peter Mandelson, Alistair Darling and Tony McNulty and admit that “Labour’s borrowing bombshell will soon become Labour’s tax bombshell”.
He warned that borrowing an extra £30 billion now will mean an income tax bill for the average earner of nearly £1,500 later.
"Everyone knows the Prime Minister is planning a Christmas tax giveaway, but tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas. We need real tax cuts not tax cons."
David stressed that Britain was ill-prepared for the economic downturn, and pointed to the fall in the value of pound as evidence of Labour’s economic mismanagement:
"A weak currency arises from a weak economy which in turn arises from a weak government."
Read David's article in the Guardian on Brown's borrowing binge