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Thisisoneofthemostimportantreasonswhymanypoliticiansliketopromisetaxcutstogainvotes EconomistsbelievethatmajorimprovementstotheUKtaxsystemmustcomefrommorefundamentalreforms Kay 1980 believesthatmajorimprovementstotheUKtaxsystemmustcomefrommorefundamentalreforms Scientistsconductedtestsonthesubstancestotrytoascertainlevelsoftoxicity Testswereconductedonthesubstancestotrytoascertainlevelsoftoxicity Inmyopinion roadsintheUKarebecomingmorecongestedbecausepeopledonothavealternativemeansoftransporttouse hencemoreandmorepeopleareusingtheircarseveryday AccordingtoareportbytheDepartmentofTransport 2001 congestiononUKroadshasbeenincreasingoveraten yearperiodduetoalackofprovisionofalternativemeansoftransport Asaresult carsarebeingusedformostjourneys Fromthesamplestakenfrompatients itwasindicatedthatthediseasewasmoredifficulttotacklethanpreviouslythought Samplestakenfrompatientsindicatedthatthediseasewasmoredifficulttotacklethanpreviouslythought 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