Proceeding contribution from Paul Rowen (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 22 March 2007. It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation.
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
I am grateful to the Paymaster General for making that point, but I correctly said working tax credit, rather than child tax credit. It is a fact that the take-up of working tax credit is much lower than the take-up of child tax credit. From talking to many of my constituents, the reasons for that are clear. They have low incomes that often fluctuate. Because of that and the way the system works, they end up owing thousands of pounds, through no fault of their own. When they get—
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- Corporation tax Budgets Health services Finance Education Further education Income tax Higher education Economic situation NHS Welfare tax credits Schools Taxation Budget March 2007
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