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Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

That is even more unfair. Two parents earning just over the threshold will be disadvantaged compared with two parents earning incredibly high incomes. The morning before the Budget, I listened to Radio 4's ““Thought for the Day””. The appeal that was made to the Chancellor was that this should be a Budget which— I believe it was a quote from holy scripture—left those who have much not with too much, and those who have little not with too little. I regret that the Chancellor clearly was not listening to that message and that he has let down the most vulnerable in my constituency.