§ 27. Mr. BoswellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is towards use of the tax system for the redistribution of income. [125852]
§ Dawn PrimaroloBudget 2000 builds on the success of the last three years. It supports work, families and enterprise and it cuts poverty, helps pensioners, and delivers substantial new resources for schools and hospitals. By 2001, personal tax and benefit changes mean that a single earner family with two children on £12,500 will be £2,600 a year better off. On £25,000, they will be £370 better off.