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Tax Credits

Quite a lot of people need to take responsibility and remember the role they played in the development of the policy. It was developed in wide consultation with the voluntary and community sector and was discussed extensively in the House. The principle of choosing between a fixed system and a flexible system was part of that debate. If the hon. Gentleman does not want a system that responds to the changing needs of families, his responsibility is to tell them how he would help them instead.