“Never trust a Tory” seems more apt than ever before, as after a few weeks of complete incompetence from the Conservative government, the newest chancellor (the ever-annoying Jeremy Hunt) has decided to scrap the universal Energy Price Guarantee from April 2023, meaning further uncertainty, particularly for Britain’s poorest citizens, after […]
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Following the backlash against yesterday’s child benefit shakeup, the BBC understands that the Conservative Party may be planning to introduce a married couples tax allowance. This is completely unofficial, no details have yet emerged, but it would certainly fall in line with what the Tories have said in the past. […]
Families paying the higher rate of tax will lose child benefits from 2013, as one of the Conservative Party cuts comes into effect. Additionally, all families will lose benefits for the third and subsequent children. The “absolutely necessary” decision is expected to save £1bn per year, though the three year […]
With the country still tentatively coming out of recession, it’s been difficult getting exact budgetary figures from any of the major political parties. We know that the Conservative Party has been talking about family values for a long time now, but now that the General Election is looming, its plans […]