P131 CEEFAX 131 Thu 7 Oct 21:12/22 -|l4|l4|, 1/4 TORY CONFERENCE REAFFIRMATION OF VAT ON FUEL MOVE The Chancellor has defended the imposition of VAT on domestic fuel and promised extra help for the poorest members of the community. Kenneth Clarke admitted the party had to do better if the public was to bj convinced the move was right. He said most of the VAT revenue would conj from those with incomes of over £12,000 and gas prices would stay at the same level in real terms as of five years ago. "Extra help with heating will bj one of our top priorities," hj said Next News Paul'mint Main News Top SportP131 CEEFAX 131 Thu 7 Oct 21:17/28 2/4 TORY CONFERENCE CLAUSE URGES TORJJS TO SUPPORT PM Kenneth Clarke has called on Tories to "stick behind" the Prime Minister and bj resolute and calm in the face of difficult timer. In his first conference speech as Chancellor, hj declared: "An knjmy of John Major is an enemy of mine. Any enemy of John Major is no friend of the Consjrvativj party." He said three years of recession in the industrialised world had inevitably affected the UK. But Mr Clarke said better times were already in sight. (upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Next News Paul'mint Main News Top SpoutP131 CJJFAX 131 Thu 7 Oct 21:14/21 -|l4|l4|, 3/4 TORY CONFERENCE CLAUSE DELIVERS NEW TAX WBRNING The Chancellor has again hinted that he may have to look at further tax rises in his Budget next month. Kenneth Clarke said everyone wanted to see lower taxes on wage earners and a tax system which protected savers and encouraged entrepreneurs "But if we are to carry out this long term agenda...we need to get back to sound public finance." He said the key question was to decide whjthjr enough had been done and said hj would do whatever was needed to sustain recovery. Next News Paul'mint Main News Top SpoutP131 CEEFAX 131 Thu 7 Oct 21:12/12 4/4 TORY CONFERENCE CLAUSE PLEDGES TO REIN IN SPENDING Chancellor Kenneth Clarke has insisted that he will rein back on public spending to tackle debt. Mr Clarke said that if Britain was to lead other nations out of recession, it had to lead the way in cutting govjrnmjnt borrowing. "As a Conservative Chancellor I simply cannot accept that a government should bj borrowing £1 for jvjry £6 that it spends." He warned that some of the savings would be painful but insisted that "wasteful spending" had to stop. (upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Next News Paul'mint Main News Top Spout