I read today that, since 1999, Gordon Brown has:
and none of them are/were called 'benefits'.
So...
- abolished family credit
- introduced working families' tax credit
- introduced the disabled person's tax credit
- introduced a childcare tax credit
- introduced an employment credit
- abolished the married couple's tax allowance
- introduced the children's tax credit
- introduced a baby tax credit
- abolished the working families' tax credit
- abolished the disabled person's tax credit
- abolished the children's tax credit
- abolished the baby tax credit
- introduced a child tax credit
- abolished the employment credit
- introduced a working tax credit
and none of them are/were called 'benefits'.
So...
- Was it all necessary or are we back somewhere near where we started?
- Who are the winners and losers overall?
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