Labour’s proposals will be part of biggest change to UK economy in 200 years, says Ed MilibandSNP deputy Westminster leader Pete Wishart has urged chancellor Rachel Reeves to scrap the “bedroom tax” at this month’s budget.PA media reports that research from the House of Commons library, commissioned by the SNP, shows that just shy of 100,000 households in Scotland are affected by the bedroom tax, which sees cash deducted from benefits if the recipient has a spare room in their home.Thousands of low-income families across Scotland and the UK are being pushed into poverty by punitive Labour government policies like the bedroom tax.Voters in Scotland were promised change. She must use the UK budget for a total reset, including by abolishing the bedroom tax without further delay. Continue reading…
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Author : Martin Belam
Publish date : 2024-10-04 10:34:56
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