ichael Gove has called for tax cuts ahead of the next election despite the Chancellor ruling them out.
Jeremy Hunt told The Times on Saturday that the Government was “not in a position to talk about tax cuts at all” despite rising calls to ease the financial burden on Britons amid the cost of living crisis.
Speaking to Sky News, however, Mr Gove said: “I would like to see the tax burden reduced before the next election.”
He suggested the focus should be on cutting taxes on work such as income tax or national insurance.
“My own view is, wherever possible, we should cut taxes on work. In other words, we should incentivise people to work harder, we should make sure they are better rewarded for the enterprise, the effort, the endeavour that they put in.”
Mr Gove, who is the Levelling Up Secretary, added: “Of course it is the case that taxes are higher than we would want them to be. That is a fact.
“It’s one that I believe is due principally to the pandemic but also to an extent to the war in Ukraine.”
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