The party would aim tax cuts at the less well-off by raising the tax threshold to £10,000.
So aiming tax hikes at the successful and even middle classes in those situations is unpleasant but sometimes necessary".
Democrats say they are trying to aim tax relief at the small businesses that most need it.
Another effective approach is to aim tax cuts and government payments at households that would like to spend, but can't borrow because of their debt loads (such as the poor and the unemployed).
Washington state, ruled by Democrats, has a sales tax but no income tax, and thus cannot aim taxes at the rich alone.
For example, his plan explicitly aims taxes at Americans making more than $250,000 a year.
She also sponsored measures aimed at tax policy and student-loan reform.
Little wonder that the government is trying harder to collect the money.A financial-stabilisation decree enacted on May 31st contains several measures aimed at tax cheats.
The Republican leaders of Congress this week weakened provisions in a tax bill aimed at corporate tax shelters.
Mr. Calderón's original tax proposal aimed to raise tax collection by 3percentt of gross domestic product, to about 14percentt, by the end of his term in 2012.
