Shadow chancellor George Osborne will today pave the way for tax rises under a Conservative  government while warning against a “tax con” short-term cut by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The Tories are concerned that the PM is using the recession to prepare a toxic financial legacy for an incoming David Cameron premiership after a June 2010 election.

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