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Tony
Blair has used council tax as his biggest stealth tax
The
elderly, whose incomes are fixed, have been particularly affected.
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Pay
up to £500 of pensioners' council tax |
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Link
pensions to earnings and not prices |
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Pay
for elderly care after the first three years |
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Increase
state pensions by £7 a week and £11 a week for a
couple |
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Take
1m pensioners off means testing. |
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Create
new incentives to save with our Lifetime Savings Account -a
flexible savings account, - will reward people's savings with
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Abolish
the requirement to purchase an annuity at the age of 75. |
Helping
the elderly
Labour have ruined our pensions system, which
in 1997 was the envy of Europe. Conservatives will restore the link
between pensions and earnings, phase out means testing and pay for
elderly care after the first three years.
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Talking
to pensioners about rising council tax
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