Institute for Fiscal Studies calls Osborne’s points about lower income jobs disingenuous and slams fuel duty freezeThe Institute for Fiscal Studies has criticised George Osborne for a misleading budget pledge to assist Britain’s lowest paid workers, and warned that the chancellor’s original soft drinks tax could backfire by raising sugar consumption.
The respected thinktank used its closely watched post-budget analysis to highlight disingenuousness” in Osborne’s claims he was taking the lowest paid “out of tax”. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com