It's time to tax pollution not people

1.44.01pm GMT Thu 2nd Nov 2006

Liberal Democrats propose a radical tax shift from work to waste.

Liberal Democrats want to give the average family a £1,000 income tax cut to save the planet. By switching to green taxes instead, everyone can help switch off climate chaos.Liberal Democrats will radically change the way Britain pays tax. Taxing good things - like income -less, and switching to taxing bad things - like pollution - instead. Then, the more you choose to switch to greener living, the more of your Lib Dem income tax cut you will keep. It's your choice!

While other politicians just talk about the environment, Lib Dem leader, Sir Menzies Campbell,has won praise for his green tax switch plan to actually do something to tackle growing climate chaos.

The Liberal Democrats want to make tax fairer and greener, to encourage people to do the right thing for our environment. By giving you an income tax cut, and then switching to green taxes, the choice is yours. The more you switch to greener living, the more of your income tax cut you will keep. For example, drivers of greener cars will pay less. The Lib Dems will also scrap the Tories' airport tax on passengers and tax each plane that takes off on its emissions instead.

Overall, the costed Lib Dem green tax switch plan has been designed to make taxes fairer and greener, but not to increase tax."We want fair tax, not more tax" said Cheltenham's Member of Parliament Martin Horwood, "but we do want to use tax to reward people who improve the way they live and do their bit to save the environment."