article_snippet.sent: Shadow chancellor refused to rule out a five-point rise in corporation tax .
article_snippet.sent: In a TV interview, Shadow chancellor refused to rule out a five-point rise in the main rate of corporation tax if Labour form the next government.
article_snippet.sent: Shadow chancellor was also evasive about the 40p rate of income tax, into which millions of people have been dragged in recent years, saying Shadow chancellor was unsure how quickly the threshold could be raised.
article_snippet.sent: Asked if Shadow chancellor would raise it, Ed Balls would only commit to keeping The main rate
article_snippet.sent: When This was suggested Labour could levy a rate of ‘24 per cent or 25 per cent’, Shadow chancellor did not rule This out, simply saying: ‘We need to make sure We back businesses ...
highlights_snippet.sent: Shadow chancellor refused to rule out a five-point rise in corporation tax .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Shadow chancellor was also evasive about the 40p rate of income tax during interview .
  