I just disagree with him that the reason we lost the last election was because of a higher top rate of tax on those earning over # 150,000. (politics.co.uk)
This was seen as an indication that he would not reverse a new 45 % top rate of tax for people earning more than # 150,000 from 2011. (theguardian.com)
So there have to be tough decisions including some spending cuts and fair tax rises like the 50p top rate of tax for the richest and the national insurance rise we proposed last year. (politics.co.uk)