What's more, taxing essentials such as food and drink would take a larger share of income from those already struggling with rising costs.
Harry Alford, president of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, said repeal of the tax is essential "to protect our offspring from being taxed after our transition to heaven".
As Gordon Brown reaches more deeply into the pockets of businesses and individuals, we must say that cutting tax is essential to wealth creation.
"This is a regressive tax on essential products that women have had to pay for far too long and lifting it is a matter of social and economic justice," Cuomo said in a release.
For the local elections, where was the media debate about the massive impacts of national government austerity, and the multiplying impact of populist promises to freeze council tax on essential services?
Osborne had considered a rise in the minimum wage in 2013 but could not win the support of the Liberal Democrats for the welfare cuts, or a further cut in corporation tax, an essential part of Wednesday's package designed to ease employers' resistance to the reforms.
In comparison, it found that during March, the average UK household had £170 a week available to spend after all tax and essential living costs have been deducted.
The report concludes that the average household in NI has £57 a week available to spend after all tax and essential livings costs have been deducted.
The report concludes that the average household has £60 a week available to spend after all tax and essential livings costs have been deducted.
