Letter: Extra tax will help to balance the books

Letter: Our country is in dire straits financially. To help balance the books and avoid the country's humiliation and reduction in international standing, and cuts in public services such as the NHS, the Government should bite the bullet and levy another 3p a litre tax on fuel and 2p on every glass, 3p on every bottle, of alcohol sold, 5p on cans.

An extra £5 tax should be levied by the Government on passengers for every aircraft flight, into and out of the country, VAT should be on all goods to the rate of 18 per cent.

Every mobile phone call and text message should be taxed at 1p. Millions of calls and texts are sent every day, so this should generate serious money for the Government. Every train journey and bus journey should be taxed at 3p.

No ifs, buts and never mind the public grumbles. It has to be done and the bitter pill taken. But if the same well-to-do bankers who caused the crash make big, fat profits, their bonuses should be taxed at 60 per cent.

That would bring a significant amount into the coffers, and we might then be able to rebuild the economy.

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