Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC)

14 Feb 2021

Cllr Andy Swain

Andy Swain
Andy Swain

Ward: Teign Valley

Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham

Contact information

Mobile:  07756 253908

Email:  andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk

Committee appointments

Term of Office

  • 07/05/2019 - 13/05/2023

Andy's News

Tax and Waste

Following the trashing of the British economy by the Conservative government under Liz Truss, Sunak's Conservative government has restored some stability by reversing its positions on most of the formerly brilliant ideas that were meant to be good for us. Much of the damage has been done, and will be with us for years, especially if you have a mortgage. To get more blood out of stone, the government has followed the typical Labour trick by failing to raise tax levels in line with inflation. More poorer people will be caught in the tax net, and we will pay even more tax. We are paying the price for the incompetence of the Conservative government. There are options to avoid lumbering us with additional tax. The first was to retain the tax regime on banks. Thatcher applied a windfall tax on banks as rising inflation rates significantly increase their profits. The Conservatives have rejected this. The second was a proper windfall tax on the gas and oil companies which has been botched by Sunak. The third is to cu

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