11.   In unitary states, governments must evaluate the trade-off between higher taxes and higher welfare benefits.

12.   Sixty percent of voters said they would willingly pay higher taxes for better health care.

13.   That means that Londoners will face higher council tax bills.

14.   The citizens of almost all other major developed economies pay higher taxes than we do.

15.   The communities then scramble to raise money -- turning to higher taxes.

16.   The idea of higher taxes for higher incomes flopped with the rich.

17.   The rise is largely accounted for by rising incomes and profits which bring more taxpayers and companies into higher tax brackets.

18.   The savings are taken up by the government in the form of higher taxes and transferred to the redundant workers.

19.   There would be higher taxes and, at best, much slower growth in public spending.

20.   We leave it to the Opposition to advocate higher taxes.