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Tax credits have been Gordon Brown's big idea for the British welfare state. He has used them to deliver unprecedented sums of money to poorer families and begin to reverse the steep rise in child poverty seen during the 1980s. But the Chancellor, like all welfare reformers, must struggle with the "iron triangle" - the conflict between reducing poverty, encouraging work and keeping down costs. With the Government having set itself increasingly challenging targets for child poverty right out to 2020, these conflicts can only intensify. Search |
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