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The Conservative Party manifesto point by point
Nigel MorrisAndrew GriceApr 15, 2015 Spending
Cuts in welfare, government and tax evasion to clear the deficit by 2017-18 Rise in the national minimum wage No income tax for anyone working 30 hours a week on minimum wage 40p higher rate tax threshold raised to £50,000 by 2020 Inheritance tax threshold for married couples and civil partners raised to £1mTwo million more jobs Verdict: A clever pitch to the low-paid, but it does nothing for workers paying 12 per cent national insurance on incomes of £8,000. Health
Increase budget by £8bn above inflation by 2020Seven-days-a-week access to hospital care in England within five yearsSame-day GP appointments for older people Verdict: The promised extra cash is designed to counter Labour charges that the quality of NHS care would deteriorate under the Tories. Immigration
Reducing annual net immigration to tens of thousandsNo tax credits or child benefits for immigrants until after they have lived in the UK for four years Tightening of student visa system Verdict: Tough language, but the Tories are haunted by failure to cut numbers. Education
Spending per pupil in English schools to be protected"Coasting and failing" schools to be turned into academies Retesting of eleven years old at secondary school if they do not meet "tough new standards" for literacy and numeracy£9,000 university tuition fees to remain in place Verdict: The schools spending commitment could result in large real-term cuts if inflation picks up. Childcare
Up to 30 hours a week of free childcare worth £5,000 for children aged three and four with parents working at least eight hours a week in 2017£350m a year cost met by reducing tax relief on pensions Verdict: A clever and populist move which trumps Labour’s 25-hours-a-week free childcare pledge. Welfare
Benefit cap lowered on payments to one household to £23,000 to "reward work" Basic state pension to rise by at least 2.5 per cent per yearFree bus passes, TV licenses and winter fuel repayments for pensioners will still be availableTougher "day one" work requirements for young people claiming out-of-work benefitsSix month youth allowance to replace jobseeker's allowance for 18-21 year olds Verdict: Tories well-placed to retain the grey vote, but little detail of £12bn of welfare cuts. Housing
Right to buy extended to 13 million families living in housing association propertiesDiscounts worth up to £107,000 in London and £77,000 in the rest of EnglandHomes sold replaced on one-for-one basis£4.5bn cost funded by forcing councils to sell most expensive homes £1bn fund for 400,000 new homes on brownfield land over five years. Verdict: Headline-grabbing move but experts warn social housing stock could be diminished. Crime and security
EU membership referendum in 2017Renewal of Trident Verdict: EU referendum is a flagship policy, but the issue has barely stirred in campaigning. Transport
Commitment to £50bn High Speed 2 rail link£15bn on new roadsCommuter fare rises limited to inflation until 2020 Verdict: Policies attractive to rail passengers and motorists, but not to anyone near the proposed HS2 route. More: [The Labour manifesto, point by point]1Keep reading...Show less US actors Reynolds and McElhenney to be honoured by people of Wales
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