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Osborne Does A U-Turn !

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mikey4444 | 07:28 Tue 27th Oct 2015 | News
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34644262

"I have said I would listen and that's precisely what I intend to do," he said. "I believe we can achieve the same goal of reforming tax credits saving the money we need to save to secure our economy, while at the same time helping in the transition"

He promised "transitional help" for those affected after his party was defeated twice in the House of Lords.

But would he have listened this time yesterday ?
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Obama has the same problems in the U.S Congress, as we do with the House of Lords. Bad day for the Tories.
07:57 Tue 27th Oct 2015
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viv41...smirk not smile !
The steel workers being made redundant has little to do with this issue, Sir O. But since the question has been asked, one of the reasons Germany's steel industry is more viable than the UK's is that the cost of energy in Germany is considerably lower - a direct consequence of the present and previous governments' policies of imposing punative energy taxes to support unviable energy production methods.

But back to tax credits, there is no doubt in my mind that large numbers of people have become dependent on these handouts to enable them to work far less than they need to. I know people on low or zero hours contracts who juggle two jobs to keep their income level up. That's what should be encouraged. The Tax Credits system is unsustainable and it needs to be tackled.
Sorry mikey, smirk !

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