Sentences with phrase «u-turn over tax credits»

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Over on the Labour benches, they won't say so publicly, but privately they're comparing Osborne's battle over tax credits to Gordon Brown's damaging 10p tax U-tOver on the Labour benches, they won't say so publicly, but privately they're comparing Osborne's battle over tax credits to Gordon Brown's damaging 10p tax U-tover tax credits to Gordon Brown's damaging 10p tax U-turn.

The Chancellor has also been forced into embarrassing U-turns over a planned # 1.3 billion cut to disability benefits this year and # 4.4 billion of tax credit reductions in last year's Autumn Statement.

Osborne, who was sacked by Theresa May in July, was forced into an embarrassing U-turn at last year's autumn statement over planned reductions to tax credits.

Public anger over cuts to tax credits, disability benefits, and changes to national insurance contributions for self - employed workers have driven the most significant government welfare policy U-turns in recent years.