High taxation will not fund growth, it will stymie investment - Yorkshire Post Letters

From: Peter Auty, Sunnybank, Great Hatfield.

What a mess the UK is in since the recent general election, 2024, when Labour came to power, in effect the electorate voted out the unruly Conservative Party.

With all the tax hikes, increases to the minimum wage and wages for union members of union donors, NI increases to business, increase to business rates, the new disastrous employment laws, is it any wonder that business leaders and entrepreneurs are leaving the UK in their droves, along with thousands of millionaires.

Tax the wealthy and they just move on, simple.

High taxation will not fund growth, it will stymie investment, create unemployment, increase inflation and cost of living becomes harder.

The impression given is, if there is a problem that governments are struggling with, and there are many, the only answer seems to be to blame Brexit for all our ills, not an inept government that continually increases welfare without any restrictions or checks to see where the money is going.

Get on top of the shirkers, welfare should not be a lifestyle choice, the UK needs workers not duffers.

All applications appear to be online and not face to face, surely a precise assessment can't be made without meeting personally,

Where has the work ethic gone in today's Britain?