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Stop ducking the question, Mr Cameron! Nine-year-old Anna's second letter to PM
A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl is penning a scathing second letter to the Prime Minister after he dodged her question on taxes.
Anna Carnochan, from Mytholmroyd, was less than impressed with David Cameron's response after she wrote to him about her fears that he was about to tax toys.
Mr Cameron's reply thanked her for her letter and wished her well – but skirted the issue in true politician style.
Anna said: "I was quite proud that he answered, because I didn't really think he would. But when I read it I was annoyed because it wasn't about anything that I wrote.
"He didn't answer my questions. But I'm going to write again and say you didn't answer my questions and please answer."
Anna, who attends Scout Road School in Mytholmroyd with sister Mari, five, put pen to paper after a friend told her there were plans to tax toys.
"She said they were going to put taxes on toys and seeing as it's not Christmas or my birthday, and I only get 2 a week, it's hard to save," she said.
Her letter, which was read out in a school assembly, said: "Dear Mr Cameron, I'm not glad we have to pay our taxes out of toys because children my age, 9, have to pay out of our pocket money. I have thought of two ways of solving this problem:
"Get all rich people to pay triple what we have – except the Queen – and only pay taxes on food and grown-uppy things. From Anna Carnochan.
"PS: Please do not make us pay taxes on sweets and chocolates."
Anna's mum Rose said she was proud of her daughter, who had instigated and written the letter on her own.
She said: "She doesn't miss a trick!"
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