Friday, 3 July 2015

Welfare Report from Thatcherite Think-Tank Blasted As 'Spin' By TUC

A report claiming over half of UK households get more in benefits than they pay in taxes is “extremely misleading” as it includes pensioners, according to the TUC. The latest Economic Bulletin from the Thatcherite think-tank the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) claims 51.5 per cent of households receive more from the state than they pay in tax. The report comes just over a week before Chancellor George Osborne unveils his latest Budget, in which details of a further £12billion of welfare cuts will be announced. Read more on the Huffington Post website.

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