Street stalls took place in Pershore, Barnard's Green, Malvern and Malvern Link and hundreds of savers and pensioners signed a petition to the Chancellor. The street stalls were part of a National Campaign Day organised across Britain by the Conservative Party to put pressure on the government to do more for pensioners and savers in next week's budget.
The petition calls on Gordon Brown to use the budget on April 22nd to introduce Conservative proposals to abolish income tax on savings for basic rate taxpayers and raise the pensioners' personal allowance by £2,000 to £11,490.
Harriett Baldwin, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for West Worcestershire and one of the volunteers on the street stalls said, "Pensioners and savers are the innocent victims of this recession. We spoke to so many people who are feeling the pinch, despite saving responsibly and living within their means all their lives. As a former pension fund manager myself, I know how badly we need to encourage saving, but sadly at the moment savers and pensioners are being overlooked by the government."
Photos: Savers and pensioners sign petition to Chancellor, Alastair Darling.
