Margaret Thatcher Taxation Quotations

What really gets me is this - it's very ironic that those who are most critical of extra tax are those who are most vociferous in demanding extra expenditure. What gets me even more is that having demanded that extra expenditure they are not prepared to face the consequences of their own action and stand by the necessity to get the tax to pay for it. I wish some of them had a bit more guts and courage than they have.

Our aim is to make tax collecting a declining industry.

Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing.