Over 230,000 people in North Wales will benefit from Lib Dem tax plans

9.01.00am GMT Tue 1st Dec 2009

Radical new tax plans drawn up by the Liberal Democrats will take 52,400 people in the North Wales area out of tax altogether, whilst 178,470 taxpayers will be £700 a year better off, the Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for North Wales, Eleanor Burnham, has revealed.

The party's new tax plans will see tax cuts for millions of people, paid for by closing tax loopholes, making polluters pay and introducing a 'mansion tax' on homes worth over £2 million.

Calculations carried out by the Welsh Liberal Democrats have found that there are 52,400 people in North Wales who currently earn less than £10,000 a year and who will no longer pay tax under the tax plans unveiled by Nick Clegg yesterday.

In addition there are nearly 178,470 taxpayers who earn less than £100,000 a year who will save £700 a year, giving them an extra £60 a month in their pay packets.

Commenting on the figure, Eleanor said: 'These are ambitious plans which will help many low paid workers. The vast majority of taxpayers in North Wales will benefit from the Liberal Democrats' fair tax plans."

"This will help more people who are feeling the pinch at the moment to get by - and boost the economy by making sure ordinary hard-working people are better off.

'It is time for a more fair and simple tax system - and it is clear that only the Liberal Democrats have plans to do this. These plans mark the Liberal Democrats out as the only party prepared to take practical action to deliver social justice.'

Constituency Number of people removed from tax altogether Number of people to receive £700 tax reduction

Alyn and Deeside 6,600 26,070

Caernarfon 5,000 15,000

Clwyd South 5,800 22,910

Clwyd West 5,600 22,120

Conwy 7,800 17,940

Delyn 5,000 19,750

Vale of Clwyd 6,600 15,180

Wrexham 5,200 20,540

Ynys Mon 4,800 18,960

Total 52,400 178,470