Thursday 13 May 2010

At-a-glance: Coalition policy plans

Here is a link to the BBC's tidy summary of the Coalition policy document and within it a link to download the full document. And here is a summary of that summary!
  • Emergency budget within 50 days
  • "Accelerated" action to cut the budget deficit: £6bn of spending cuts this year
  • Next year's 1% National Insurance tax rise to be partly scrapped
  • Referendum on the Alternative Vote system for general elections
  • Fixed-term Parliaments - next election in May 2015
  • Trident renewal to go ahead but cost scrutinised
  • No further powers ceded to EU without referendum
  • NHS spending to rise in real terms every year of the Parliament
  • Great Repeal Bill including abolition of ID cards
  • Restore the link between the state pension and earnings from April 2011
  • No new runways at Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted
  • Tax break for married couples and civil partners
BBC News: Coalition's policy plans