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Making the public pay to fund political parties is unfair and undemocratic
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Making the public pay to fund political parties is unfair and undemocratic, according to local UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom.
“Even if you don’t support what Labour, Conservatives and Lib Dems are doing, you will still be paying for them in your taxes. Surely there are more important priorities for the taxpayer than paying off Labour’s £27 million debt and the Conservatives’ £18.1 million defecit? How many nurses could be employed with this money?”
Opinion polls have shown an increasing number of people are disillusioned with the three main parties, and support could drop even further if people are forced to fund them through their taxes.
New rules will make it harder for smaller parties such as UKIP and the Greens to raise funds, because only parties with at least two Westminster MPs will qualify for state funding. The Greens have 2 MEPs and UKIP 10, and both parties have a number of local councillors. But both will miss out on funding because they cannot win Westminster seats under the current system.
As a matter of principle, UKIP lives within its means and has no debts, relying on donations from it’s supporters.
Godfrey Bloom added, “Under the proposed new rules, it will be very difficult for new parties – no wonder the big three want this! If this measure had been in place in 1900, the Labour party would never have existed.”
For further information contact:
Godfrey Bloom MEP 01757 630778
Jonathan Arnott (Press Officer) 0114 2645656 / 07732 857339
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