Conservatives criticise landmark UK-India trade deal

ODN

The Conservatives have criticised the signing of the landmark UK-india trade deal. Shadow policing minister Matt Vickers said this is "a bad deal for Britain", calling the deal a "two-tier tax system".  Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Transcript

00:00So we always want to see more trade done with international partners across the globe.

00:03That's one of the benefits of Brexit, being able to have these free, independent trade deals.

00:08But actually this is a bad deal for Britain.

00:10When Labour negotiates, Britain loses.

00:12This is a bad deal.

00:13The reason it wasn't taken up by the last government is because we weren't willing to have that two-tier tax system.

00:19For people out there now who are struggling because of the tax burden,

00:22because Labour has jobs tax, is meaning that the price of the goods in the shop is going to go up.

00:27It means that employers, well, unemployment is on the up.

00:30It means that businesses are struggling to make ends meet.

00:32In fact, charities are being taxed by this government, are facing this tax increase.

00:37Hospices, care homes, childcare settings, all struggling because of this.

00:41And now they're seeing Indian workers will be tax-free when they are transferred to Britain.

Category

Transcript

Recommended