Economy and taxesConservativeMain pledgesAchieve a balanced budget by 2025Rule out increases to VAT Stick with current plans to raise personal tax allowances and cut corporation taxReview the business rates system
Economy and taxesLabourMain pledgesIntroduce £250bn stimulus package over 10 yearsNo increases in personal National Insurance or VATReintroduce a 50p tax rate and raise income tax for those workers who earn more than £80,000Raise corporation tax rates to 26% by 2020/21
Economy and taxesLabourThis issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Scottish Parliament, which is next up for election in 2021Key campaign pointsMillions more to spend on Scottish public services, creating jobs, boosting the economy and "lifting thousands of Scots out of poverty" Introduce a real Living Wage of £10 an hour, "benefitting nearly half a million Scots"Set up a Scottish Investment Bank with £20bn of lending power to deliver funds to local projects and Scotland's small businessesRule out rises in personal National Insurance Contributions and on VAT, but ask the richest to "pay their fair share"
Economy and taxesUUPThis issue is devolved/partly devolved to the NI Assembly, which is still without an executive after the power-sharing coalition broke downKey campaign pointsEnsure that NI remains in a stable UK tin order to prosper
Economy and taxesLib DemsMain pledgesReform the business rates system, "prioritising reforms that recognise the development of the digital economy"Support the creation of a Welsh Development BankGive additional funding to bring more private investment into renewable energy, such as the creation of the world's first tidal lagoon in Swansea BayPut a penny in the pound on income tax, enabling Wales to spend an extra £300m on the NHS and social services
Economy and taxesLib DemsThis issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Scottish Parliament, which is next up for election in 2021Key campaign pointsPropose adding a penny on income tax in Scotland in order to invest additional money in education and mental healthEnd the 1% pay cap in the public sector to enable the lifting of the pay for 540,000 public sector workers in ScotlandExempt Police Scotland and the fire service from VAT, which will give them £35m to spend on services. (VAT is a reserved matter)Initiate a major £100bn programme of capital spending across the UK, that will have a share spent in Scotland
Economy and taxesSinn FeinThis issue is devolved/partly devolved to the NI Assembly, which is still without an executive after the power-sharing coalition broke downKey campaign pointsSecure increased fiscal powers for the NI ExecutiveEnsure that special status for NI in the EU allows continued access to EU markets and fundingEnd zero-hours contracts and protect workers' rightsExplore potential economic benefits of increased all-Ireland co-operation in public services
Economy and taxesDUPThis issue is devolved/partly devolved to the NI Assembly, which is still without an executive after the power-sharing coalition broke downKey campaign pointsCreate 50,000 new jobs in NI by 2021Reduce NI’s corporation tax rate to at least 12.5Ensure that measures to control household energy bills are implemented in NIIncrease the National Living Wage and take action against firms that fail to pay it to staff
Economy and taxesLib DemsMain pledgesBalance day-to-day spending while reducing national debt as a proportion of GDPAdd 1p onto each rate of income tax and ring-fence the money for NHS and social careBorrow £100bn to invest in infrastructure, including housebuilding, broadband, schools, hospitals and transportReverse some planned cuts to corporation tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax
Economy and taxesSDLPThis issue is devolved/partly devolved to the NI Assembly, which is still without an executive after the power-sharing coalition broke downKey campaign pointsOppose cuts to benefits, tax credits and and pensionsCreate employment in high-value sectors that contributes to economic growthSupport spending on social housing schemes in areas with greatest social needProtect workers' rights guaranteed in EU legislation and end zero-hours contractsEnd civil service pay freeze and increase pay for teachers and medical staff
Economy and taxesLabourMain pledgesIntroduce a £250bn stimulus package over 10 yearsNo increases in personal National Insurance or VATReintroduce a 50p tax rate and raise income tax for those who earn over £80,000Raise corporation tax rates to 26% by 2020/21
Economy and taxesPlaid CymruMain pledgesOpen a publicly owned bankAsk for control over tax rates including corporation tax, air passenger duty and VATIntroduce an independently verified Living WageDemand stringent anti-dumping measures for steel
Economy and taxesUKIPMain pledgesRemove VAT from domestic energy billsIncrease income tax personal allowance to £13,500 and raise 40% threshold to £55,000Raise inheritance tax thresholdsBring in measures to stop big corporations using "aggressive tax avoidance schemes"
Economy and taxesUKIPMain pledgesRaise the personal allowance to £13,500, meaning those on the minimum wage would pay no income taxSupport the devolution of corporation tax to the assembly to help create a vibrant private sectorAllow the National Assembly to lower taxes on business, particularly in areas such as the Welsh valleys and deindustrialised communitiesIntroduce suitable, sustainable farming funding, financed by £10bn annual savings from the UK's EU membership
Economy and taxesConservativeThis issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Scottish Parliament, which is next up for election in 2021Key campaign pointsSet up a United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund, specifically designed to reduce inequalities between communities in the UK's four nationsBy 2020 the personal allowance for income tax will increase to £12,500Press the Scottish government to raise the threshold for the higher rate of income tax to £50,000Abolish the long-haul rate of Air Passenger Duty and freeze the short-haul rate
Economy and taxesSNPThis issue is devolved/partly devolved to the Scottish Parliament, which is next up for election in 2021Key campaign pointsBalance the UK budget for day-to-day spending by 2021/22No increase in tax on the low paid, in National Insurance or in VAT across UKSupport a UK-wide increase in the top rate of tax from 45p to 50pIncrease the minimum wage to £10 per hour by 2021/22
Economy and taxesGreenMain pledgesPhase in a four-day working weekIncrease the minimum wage to £10 by 2020Reform tax to raise more from the better off, including a wealth taxIntroduce a "Robin Hood" Tax on financial transactions
Economy and taxesAllianceThis issue is devolved/partly devolved to the NI Assembly, which is still without an executive after the power-sharing coalition broke downKey campaign pointsIntroduce a "tax-dodging bill" to strengthen enforcement of tax evasionIncrease the tax-free allowance for income taxSecure the investment of an extra £85m a year in skillsWiden VAT exemptions and reduce rate for hospitality sector