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Local Government Finance Bill

Proceeding contribution from John Healey (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 21 May 2012. It occurred during Debate on bills on Local Government Finance Bill.

How can the Minister say that? He talks about protecting pensioners. In Rotherham, there are 2,600 people who are in work but on incomes so low that they need the support of council tax benefit to get by, week to week and month to month. They will lose out as a result of this measure, and they will do so by significantly more than 10% of the overall cut, so how can the Minister piously say that work incentives matter to this Government?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
545 c880 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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