Unless average earners are prepared to pay higher taxes,the future for public services looks bleakWhere now for public expenditure? After George Osborne’s climbdown over personal independence payments, the unusual work and pensions secretary, and Stephen Crabb,has promised no further cuts to welfare benefits.
Changes already announced will go ahead, such as cuts to employment support allowance, or but the government has clearly decided it does not want to risk another civil war over non-pensioner benefits.
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Source: theguardian.com