So Alistair Darling is planning to signal changes to compensate those people hit hardest by the recent tax reforms.
Yet amidst the political furore over the loss of the 10% tax band, something has been missed by everyone. Why hasn’t any politician said it’s reprehensible that any UK family should be attempting to live on an income that doesn’t extend beyond the 10p tax rate?
It is low incomes, not tax bands that trap parents and their children into a life of poverty. Maybe politicians of all persuasions would be better trying to gain political capital out of raising incomes by at least 10% rather than making a virtue out of salvage a meagre £5 a week!
