GSD Manifesto 2011

GSD manifesto

gibraltar social democrats security • stability • prosperity

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Gibraltar has never been better Let us share with you our exciting plans for the future

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£m

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HALVED

maximum effective income tax rates!

Income tax for those who earn less than £ 8000 a year!

Tax on pensions and Community Care Officersí fees!

Tax on first £10,887 on income of senior citizens!

Tax on savings and investment income!

Stamp Duty on properties under £200,000!

Death duties!

Road Tax! Tax on student jobs!

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Earnings up to

Max effective tax rate NOW

Max effective tax rate in 1996

£8,000 p.a

0%

21.4%

£15,000 p.a

Less than 11%

27.7%

£20,000 p.a

Less than 15%

31.4%

£25,000 p.a

Less than 17%

35.0%

£40,000 p.a

Less than 20%

40.5%

£50,000 p.a

Less than 22%

42.5%

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62% more jobs now than in 1996 1316 more Gibraltarians in jobs

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ONLY 2%*

8000 more jobs

never more Gibraltarians in jobs

*compared to 22% Spain, 8% UK & 9% USA

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tackling traffic

devils tower road dual carriageway

eastern beach road

new link road at chatham counterguard

devils tower road dual carriageway

new europort to queensway road

new uppertown link road

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parking, traffic, roads & transport Tackling Gibraltar’s traffic & parking problems head on

new queensway, coaling island roundabout

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think

Compare...

Unemployment Rate

2010 Economic Growth

U.K

8%

1.3%

France

9%

1.5%

Germany

7%

3.6%

22%

-0.1%

Italy

8%

1.3%

USA

9%

2.9%

Gibraltar

2%

6.5%

Spain

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BIG increases in

university

grants end to parental

contributions

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Gibraltar has never been better... Keep trusting

www.gsd.gi www.gsdlive.gi

gibraltar social democrats Election agents: T Cartwright, I Sheppard-Capurro & E Almeida, 1A College Lane, Gibraltar.

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