Tax bill 'up 50% in 10 years'
Britain's tax bill has increased by more than 50% in the past 10 years under Labour, it has been claimed.
A report by the TaxPayers' Alliance pressure group said that the total tax burden now stood at £517bn a year - the equivalent of £20,700 per household.
That compares with a tax take of £294bn in 1997-98, representing a 76% increase in cash terms over the decade - or 51% if inflation is taken into account.