I'll believe it when I see it

Labour have promised tax cuts. Twice previously they have cancelled announced tax cuts so I won't hold my breath.

• First in 1999, Labour cancelled the tax cuts scheduled for April 2000 that had been announced in the 1999 Budget.
• Then, in 2006 Labour cancelled the "chewing-gum" tax cuts they announced earlier.

During the same period, Labour have added new levies onto petrol - each time claiming that it would pay for the (same) planned new roads - and bumped up prices on all sorts of Government Services.

Perhaps the most cynical was doubling the cost of issuing Birth, Death and Marraige Certificates becuase they were being computerised - when every other organisation uses computers to lower the unit cost of a service.

Given the track record of Labour, I'm not holding my breath for anything more than a small adjustment that will be given grudgingly.