Tories pledge £8bn a year to NHS
As the UK is getting nearer to its general elections in May, the issue of National Health Service is gaining the center stage in the campaigns.
The Conservatives say they will invest an extra £8 billion a year for the NHS in England by 2020 if they win the vote. The amount matches the Liberal Democrat pledge on the NHS. They say they will fund the investment by scrapping some tax reliefs. Labour has promised an extra £2.5bn a year for the NHS by similarly scrapping some tax reliefs and adding some tax levies. Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats have slammed the Tory announcement, because they say it isn’t clear where this money will come from in the Tory model.
Liberal Democrat health minister Norman Lamb accused the Tories of "trying to pull the wool over the British public's eyes". But the Conservatives party says it is “absolutely confident” it can fund the five-year plan. NHS England predicts that there will be a £30bn shortfall in the health service budget by 2020.
The NHS has been severely impacted by the coalition government’s budget cuts. Over their term in government there have been continued mass protests against their policy on the health service.
Health services across the country from local GP services to hospital treatments and medication have all been impacted by the unpopular cuts.
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