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David Cameron: 'We want to cut more of your taxes'
David Cameron has pledged to cut taxes for thirty million people if the Conservatives win next year's election.
In a speech which cheered his party and ended their conference, he said he would raise the tax-free allowance from £10,500 to £12,500 by 2020.
He also said the threshold for the 40p income tax rate would be raised from £41,900 to £50,000 by the end of a five year Conservative government.
The changes would back people who "do the right thing", he said.
In his speech in Birmingham, Mr Cameron said:
- A Conservative government would protect the NHS budget for the next Parliament
- He would "deliver" on a pledge of "English votes for English laws"
- The UK could not "walk on by" in the battle with Islamic State extremists
- He would "get what Britain needs" in EU negotiations
- Immigration would be at the heart of his European strategy
- A vote for UKIP at the next election would be "a vote for Labour"
- He would scrap the Human Rights Act
- Every teenager could get a place on the National Citizenship Service scheme
BBC political editor Nick Robinson said it was a "highly personal" speech.
"The prime minister was almost saying: 'You may not like me or my party but you have a simple choice between me and Ed Miliband.' The Conservatives think this is a winning message."
Both tax reform proposals were given lengthy ovations.
Increasing the personal allowance would take one million of the lowest-paid out of income tax and give a tax cut to 30 million more, Mr Cameron said.
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Somebody working a 30-hour week on the minimum wage would pay no income tax, he said: "Nothing, zero, zilch."
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the combined costs of the tax changes would be £7.2bn.
Raising the threshold for the 40p tax band would be worth £1,600 a year to those earning £50,000.
The PM also spoke of his pride in Britain after the Scottish referendum result and the D-Day anniversary.
In his speech he made a "vow" to deliver reforms to ensure there were English votes for English laws in Parliament following the 'No' vote in the Scottish independence referendum.
The PM insisted that agreeing to a referendum had been the right decision: "Duck the fight, and our union could have been taken apart bit by bit."
He also said there was "no walk on by" option in the battle against the "evil" Islamic State.
He said that if the UK did not deal with them, "they will deal with us".
In an attack on Labour, Mr Cameron said the Tories were "the real party of compassion and social justice" and promised a crackdown on so-called zero hours contracts.
Unveiling a plan to build 100,000 new affordable homes only available to first-time buyers, Mr Cameron said the Tories were "the party of home ownership once again".
Help for people trying to get on the housing ladder was also pledged, and Mr Cameron said people would have to "work a bit longer and save a bit more".
Analysis: Simon Gompertz , BBC personal finance correspondentDavid Cameron's two big tax promises address some of the burning issues for taxpayers. One is that those on low incomes are struggling to meet their commitments because wages continue to rise much more slowly than prices.
The prospect of a significantly higher personal allowance shows them a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. It could take a million out of tax altogether.
At the other end of the tax spectrum, the government has faced criticism that increasing numbers are being drawn into the 40% income tax bracket, even though they would not think of themselves as well off.
A £50,000 threshold would pull hundreds of thousands out of the teeth of the higher rate trap. But as with all tax measures, it will be vital to watch how they are implemented.
The longer it takes to bring them in, the less they are worth. As things stand, many of the low paid will continue to pay National Insurance, even if they escape income tax. And many will worry that other taxes, including National Insurance, might be raised to finance these two giveaways.
Mr Cameron also paid tribute to William Hague, who is stepping down as an MP next year, calling him "our greatest living Yorkshireman".
Referring to planned spending cuts of £25bn in the first two years of the next Parliament, he said: "That's a lot of money, but it is doable."
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He was given a standing ovation as he criticised what he said were "complete and utter lies" from the Labour Party on the NHS.
A future Conservative government would protect the NHS budget, he said, adding: "You can only have a strong NHS if you have a strong economy."
The NHS pledge is a repeat of the policy on which the Conservatives fought the 2010 general election.
Mr Cameron hailed NHS advances in DNA research - and paid tribute to the NHS treatment given to his profoundly disabled son Ivan, who died in 2009.
"For me, this is personal," he said, and with both he and his watching wife Samantha looking close to tears, he added that his family knows "more than most" the importance of relying on the health service.
Turning to the issue of Europe, Mr Cameron said he would not "take no for an answer" in EU negotiations ahead of a referendum in 2017.
'Strong economy'"When it comes to free movement, I will get what Britain needs," he said, asking people to judge him by his record in vetoing EU treaties and supporting a budget cut.
"Around the table in Europe they know I say what I mean and I mean what I say."
Addressing the issue of UKIP, to which two Tory MPs have recently defected, Mr Cameron said: "If you vote UKIP, that is really a vote for Labour.
"And here's a thought for you. On 7 May you could go to bed with Nigel Farage and wake up with Ed Miliband."
The party has unveiled a string of policies this week - on health, housing and pensions - that it hopes will show voters it is on their side.
Chancellor George Osborne also unveiled a two-year freeze on working-age benefits, criticised by some as an attack on the poor.
The conference has also been overshadowed to some extent by rumours about possible further defections after MP Mark Reckless's surprise decision to jump ship to UKIP.
On the morning of Mr Cameron's speech, former Conservative Party donor Arron Banks announced he was switching his allegiance to Nigel Farage's party and could stand in next May's election.
The insurance entrepreneur said Mr Cameron's goal of renegotiating powers back from the EU was a "myth".
House of Commons Leader William Hague hit back, saying he had never heard of Mr Banks.
'Pinch of salt'The prime minister's task was to banish the defections from his party's mind and give them a clear message to sell to voters on the doorstep next May.
"If our economic plan for the past four years has been about our country, and saving it from economic ruin, our plan for the next five years will be about you and your family and helping you get on," he said.
Mr Cameron chose to deliver his speech from behind a lectern with notes - in clear contrast to Labour leader Ed Miliband who last week came in for some flak for forgetting key passages of his speech.
Writing on Twitter, Chancellor George Osborne said it was the best speech Mr Cameron had given, while Chief Whip Michael Gove called it an "absolutely fantastic" address.
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said Mr Cameron's promises on the NHS "have been shown to be not worth the paper they are written on".
"People will take David Cameron's pre-election pledges on the NHS with a large pinch of salt," he said.
"Last time, he promised 'real-terms increases' but then cut NHS spending in his very first year in office.
"He promised 'no top-down reorganisation' but then brought forward the biggest ever, throwing the NHS into chaos and siphoning £3bn out of front-line care to pay for it.
"He promised no privatisation but has proceeded to put NHS services up for sale without the permission of the public. He promised to protect the NHS but its getting harder to see your GP and waiting times are going up."
UKIP economic spokesman Patrick O'Flynn said Mr Cameron was "imitating" his party's "tax-cutting agenda" and challenged the Conservatives to scrap inheritance tax.
Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said the cut to the personal allowance was a "big cost" - more than double the amount of welfare savings announced by George Osborne earlier this week.
Business group the CBI backed "stronger incentives" to get people into work.
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