TORY voters want ministers to ditch a proposed 20 per cent taxi tax.
Nearly seven in ten — 68 per cent — say the levy is unfair, a poll has found.
AlamySeven in ten Tory voters want ministers to ditch the proposed 20 per cent taxi tax[/caption]
It would see VAT added to private hire taxi and minicab fares, adding £200 for a typical user in the course of a year.
And almost two thirds of those who backed the Tories at the last election would think worse of any party which tried to impose the increase.
Nearly eight in ten low-income households and people with mobility issues say they would struggle to pay.
PM Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are facing pressure to ditch the rise in March’s budget.
The British Beer and Pub Association and the Federation of Small Businesses warn it threatens jobs and livelihoods.
The Treasury has agreed to consult on the tax following a legal battle with Uber meaning taxi companies are responsible for charging VAT on fares.
Former minister Paul Scully said: “The tax burden is already at a 70-year high and we’re sleepwalking into a new tax for which there is no need.”
Fellow Tory MP Ben Bradley said: “The taxi tax is un-Conservative and comes at the worst possible time for people with cost of living so high.”
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