NEW EU TAX TO BE IMPOSED ON THE UK

A row has developed over the European Union's plans to impose tax harmonisation.

The European Parliament wants power to be given to the EU to impose direct taxation in all member countries to end the squabbles over national contributions.

Currently, the majority of EU funding comes from government contributions but the Euro Parliament wants to force a new "revenue raising system" which would include a new EU tax and the end of national rebates.

UK Independence Party MEP John Whittaker said,

"British tax payers are already paying through the nose to fund the EU; the last thing they need is yet another tax.

"The EU is not directly accountable to the people of this country: to give these unelected bureaucrats power over tax is a massive step in the wrong direction.

"Most people see the EU wasting money left, right and centre. The last thing we need is them having more to pour down the drain. If they want fewer fights over national contributions, then maybe they should consider the way they spend the money.

"What we need in this country are tax cuts, not another tax to harm our competitiveness."