Election debate 2

Q2: Tax is taking more & more from pay slips - what are you going to do about it?

Brown - we are going to provide tax credits. Brought down basic rate of tax & raise top rate of tax - "so that's fair." Surprisingly he doesn't agree with the Conservatives policies on this. No-one earning under 20k will pay the NI tax rise. The biggest beneficiary of the tax policies in the Tory manifesto are the richest 1%.

Cameron - questioner is right - govt is spending far too much of your money. It is not possible to make tax break promises, because of the economic situation - but lets stop the NI tax. Also, the tax credits will stay under our govt. "If you earn 20k, according to Gordon Brown you are rich" - interesting interpretation!

Clegg - our tax system is unfair. After 13 years of Labour we have a clearly unbalanced system. We will switch the system and so make it fair - you will pay no income tax on anything under 10k. Taxes are unfair on ordinary people! So we are going to change it. We need to help those who are poorest in our society to stand up for themselves and get off benefits.

Comment: All agree on tax credits. But they should not go too far up the income scale, say Cam & Clegg. Brown swings one at the Tories saying he will never enter an alliance with them. Cameron keep going on about Labour mistakes - enough already! Surely we need to move away from blaming and towards solutions - and Clegg seems to have them!