'Tax Burden' and 'Reform' part 2 - Where is the economic growth going to come from?
Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards
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How to Pay for the NHS
NHS must be kept free at the point of use with contributions taken through tax or NI, national insurance, according to the ability to pay. But there's an ideological resistance in the Tory party and a fear in the Labour party of putting up taxes. So how is it going to be paid for and co-payments, if they were to be introduced, would not apply to all? Is it worth it if the cut off involves quite a substantial part of the population, not least the elderly who need more treatments? We posed another question: How do we pay for the NHS? And the answers are complex but thank you for putting the case for the current method of raising the money.
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