Britannia Radio

It is now less than 48 hours until George Osborne stands up and delivers Budget 2013. We were out in Westminster today demanding a simpler and more honest tax system, instead of three taxes on labour income - Income Tax, Employees' National Insurance and Employers' National Insurance - that add up to a basic rate of 40 per cent. I wrote for the Daily Telegraph this morning about the need for action to make the tax system less confusing, on the back of our new opinion poll. The YouGov survey shows that more people believe the moon landings were faked than think the government taxes and spends too little. You can find out if you know your Fiscal Facts with our new quiz. Now is the time to put last minute pressure on politicians before the Budget. If you can take the time to send a quick message to your MP, or urge your friends and family to do the same, we can win some important victories and stop planned tax hikes that would hurt small businesses and drinkers enjoying a well-earned pint. - Matt Sinclair, Chief Executive FreezeBusinessRates The Sunday Telegraph reported that there may be a freeze in business rates at the Budget. That would be an important step to ease the pressure on struggling small businesses. Please help by messaging your MP atFreezeBusinessRates.org and urge your friends to do the same. MashBeerTax Ministers have been responding in an encouraging way when MPs press them to abandon the beer duty escalator and stop yet another increase in taxes on drinks. We need to keep up the pressure. You can help defeat higher taxes on drinks by messaging your MP at MashBeerTax.org and passing the link on.