tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post7819344578113467571..comments2023-09-13T09:59:36.013+01:00Comments on snowflake5: The Budgetsnowflake5http://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-48139044918560692742007-03-22T16:55:00.000+00:002007-03-22T16:55:00.000+00:00Just a shame that anyone who earns less than £17K ...Just a shame that anyone who earns less than £17K loses out . . . (and who either doesn't claim tax credits or who isn't eligible).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-46170242829866441142007-03-22T12:21:00.000+00:002007-03-22T12:21:00.000+00:00jrd, Mr Brown has increased the amount for tax cre...jrd, Mr Brown has increased the amount for tax credit by £3 bn. So things should be neutral for those on low pay. <BR/><BR/>Most low-paid workers are mothers with children, who take work that has flexible hours - but the price of that flexibility is that the wages are low. The government is keenly aware of their plight and has acted according with child tax credits.snowflake5https://www.blogger.com/profile/14700425293614182769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-88348095326882662072007-03-21T20:23:00.000+00:002007-03-21T20:23:00.000+00:00Fourth term? Here's hoping!Fourth term? Here's hoping!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618513.post-76981668046977439472007-03-21T19:41:00.000+00:002007-03-21T19:41:00.000+00:00I've got to diagree to an extent Snowflake. it may...I've got to diagree to an extent Snowflake. it may play well in the papers, but it looks as if anone earning between approx £5-18k loses out. That's a hell of a lot of the kind of people a Labour Party should be helping.JRD168https://www.blogger.com/profile/11623002999736612354noreply@blogger.com