Politics: Don't Expect Tax Cuts If We Win Power - Tories

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A senior Tory warned voters yesterday not to expect tax cuts for up to four years if the party wins power as it moved into its biggest opinion poll lead over Labour for more than 20 years.

Philip Hammond said pledges to slash bills would be "the great bonus of the second election" after a first term spent making the savings needed to pay for them.

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Politics: Don't Expect Tax Cuts If We Win Power - Tories

Opposition leader David Cameron has consistently resisted activist pressure to pledge up-front reductions, warning activists to "get used to saying 'no' more often than 'yes'."

But Mr Hammond, the shad...

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