That is quite right. The problem with Conservative Members is that they just lump everyone into the same bracket. Anyone who is in receipt of support is told, “It’s your fault. You’re not working.” The thing about tax credits is that they help to make work pay, but that seems to be lost on Government Members—
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
Proceeding contribution from
Chuka Umunna
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 July 2015.
It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
598 c763
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2019-09-25 15:47:49 +0100
URI
http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2015-07-14/15071433000418
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2015-07-14/15071433000418
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2015-07-14/15071433000418