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UK Coalition Government Comprehensive Spending Review - Oct 20th 2010
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hmrc saving of 15%, extra 900 million spent to target tax evasion"You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"Sir Winston Churchill0
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Here we go...the welfare bitWe made it! All three boys have graduated, it's been hard work but it shows there is a possibility of a chance of normal (ish) life after a diagnosis (or two) of ASD. It's not been the easiest route but I am so glad I ignored everything and everyone and did my own therapies with them.
Eldests' EDS diagnosis 4.5.10, mine 13.1.11 eekk - now having fun and games as a wheelchair user.0 -
welfare: fraud no longer tolerated, state pension age for men and women will reach 66 by 2020"You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"Sir Winston Churchill0
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Pensions,
Labour benchers make a noise like a flock of geese !0 -
BBC correctly points out that they've talked about the 'protected' NHS budget, but on the other hand they now want the NHS to pay £1bn towards social care whereas at the moment it pays nothing - so it's not really a protected budget is it?0
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public service pensions increase in employee contributions amounts announced next spring, final salary pensions for MP's to end"You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"Sir Winston Churchill0
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welfare reform, single simple universal credit to replace ALL benefits and tax credits"You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"Sir Winston Churchill0
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extra 2bn to implement universal benefit"You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"Sir Winston Churchill0
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welfare savings:
1 year limit to employment and support allowance
new cap no family that does not work will receive more than a family that does
some other stuff I did not manage to type sorry
all news at https://www.skynews.com/spendingreview
child tax credit up by £30 next year"You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"Sir Winston Churchill0 -
no further changes to child benefit"You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure"Sir Winston Churchill0
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