Wednesday 14th May 2008

10 PENCE TURNAROUND IS COMPENSATION CON

1,700 LOW PAID IN ANGUS STILL WORSE OFF

Angus MP Mike Weir , has launched a blistering attack on Labour over the Chancellor's 10 pence "compensation con", after it emerged 1.1 million low income households will still be worse off this year, comparatively gaining less from the Chancellor's panic tax break than they will lose from the ending of the 10p rate. 

On average 1,700 people in each constituency will be worse off and over 100,000 across Scotland.

Mr Weir said:

"Scottish Labour MPs have been bragging about Alistair Daring's 10p tax turn-around, but it’s nothing more than a compensation con. Around 1,700 low paid people in Angus will still be worse off.


"What kind of compensation package leaves more than a million low paid households comparatively worse off? Even worse because the matter has been tackled by increasing the tax relief for everyone on basic rate tax all those who lost in the original decision still remain relatively less well off.


"It is particularly disgraceful because the people overlooked by Labour are those on the lowest incomes.”