Pauline visited shopkeepers and small business in Crofton Park Ward last weekend to talk about Labour's policies to support them. Pauline said " It was a beautiful sunny day and I had a very warm reception. I was very pleased to meet old friends like Bill Mannix (see below) who owns the famous Rivoli Ballroom and George the Barber (above) whose shop is close by."
"I had a good conversation with Sylvester from Lundies Caribbean Restaurant and the Turkish Kebab shop. They were keen to be reminded that Labour:
"I had a good conversation with Sylvester from Lundies Caribbean Restaurant and the Turkish Kebab shop. They were keen to be reminded that Labour:
- cut VAT to stimulate demand and help struggling businesses in the critical stage of the recession;
- introduced The Time to Pay Scheme to allow over 200,000 businesses which collectively employ 1.4 million people to delay more than £5 billion in business taxes, on a timetable they can afford. This scheme will continue throughout the next Parliament;
- has deferred the planned increase in the Small Companies Rate of corporate tax for an extra year, helping around 850,000 companies."
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