Writing in this week's Bromsgrove Advertiser (November 5th), Bradley said:
“I got involved in politics to make people’s lives better and to be on the side of those who work hard, do the right thing and aspire for themselves and their family.
It's a moral mission to be on the side of those who are aspirational, and to unlock the hopes and dreams of a generation who want a tangible stake in society but have great fears that they will never have it.
That's why I recently voted to abolish Stamp Duty - a deeply un-Conservative tax that punishes those who want to work hard and get on in life.
Stamp Duty is a key blocker to purchasing homes for first time buyers and moving home which is why the Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch, announced plans to abolish it for the family home (primary residence). This will be fully funded by implementing a £47 billion Savings Plan.
Scrapping Stamp Duty will help young people to get a foot on the housing ladder, help young families to buy a bigger home if they want to grow their family and remove a key obstacle older people face when wanting to downsize.
The Conservatives’ plan could save a first-time buyer purchasing an average price property in Bromsgrove and the Villages £1,800 and could save homeowners who want to move in our constituency an average of £6,800.
Sadly, The Conservative Party’s plan to cut Stamp Duty on the family home is opposed by Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party.
I implore the Government to put at the centre of their fiscal plans the scale of ambition that hard-working people have every single day when they set their alarms, go out to work and do the right thing for their families. The Government must realise that pulling the right fiscal levers and cutting the right taxes will stimulate the very activity that will drive the growth they are so desperate to achieve.
Here’s another fiscal lever the Government could pull; abolish business rates for thousands of retail, hospitality and leisure businesses – that’s what the next Conservative government will do.
These businesses need our support now more than ever. The Government must recognise this in its Budget later this month and announce policies that will support the risk takers and not punish them as the Government did last year.
This, I believe, will help fuel the renewal of our high streets, something that is desperately needed.”
