Sentences with phrase «marriage tax break»

Conservative marriage tax break plans condemned by Nick Clegg as «patronising drivel» will be brought forward soon, David Cameron has promised.

* finally, when the Tories introduce their # 150 marriage tax break through transferable allowances (which 1 in 3 married couples will get, though double - earner households won't), that will also be lost by anybody who gets it at the same point, exacerbating further this marginal rate issue at that point.

«What the Conservatives get to announce is up to them», added the Lib Dem spokesman, but the message was clear: the Lib Dems signed off on marriage tax breaks in the coalition deal, but they have now won a victory of their own.

«And the proposed multi-billion pound marriage tax break would penalise those who are separated, widowed or divorced — many of whom are already being hit hard by cuts to tax credits and childcare support.»

If she did so yesterday during a speech she gave to the Family and Parenting Institute (FPI), the Guardian doesn't say so this morning, but it does report that she described marriage policy as one of the few areas of substantial difference between the Coalition partners, and said that she'd «no idea» when the promised marriage tax break would be implemented.

But Tory sources dismissed the idea of a «deal» over marriage tax breaks, pointing out that the Coalition Agreement struck in 2010 committed the Lib Dems to abstaining on that issue.

So, if we strive for true equality, any and all relationships should be eligible for this marriage tax break.

Cameron discarded promises on knife crime, marriage tax breaks and fuel duty like so much confetti to get Nick Clegg up the aisle.

Stewart Jackson, who resigned as a ministerial aide last year over a possible EU referendum, told Radio 4's The World at One: «If they do do that... that would be such an egregious breach of faith that David Cameron would be needing to think about a minority Conservative government, a growth bill, putting forward marriage tax breaks, UK Bill of Rights — things we would want to do on our own.

Conservative plans to introduce a marriage tax break worth up to # 150 a year for couples on low and middle incomes are facing criticism from Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

Conservative plans to introduce a marriage tax break have been challenged by a thinktank report arguing marriage is not decisive in making relationships more stable.

National insurance row But there will be no big spending announcements to vie with the Conservatives» recent proposals on national insurance (NI) and marriage tax breaks, which have so far dominated the election debate.

OK — look at David Cameron's pet project, the marriage tax break.

At a press conference at Labour party headquarters this morning, work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper called the marriage tax break «unfair, irresponsible and out of date».

«The IFS [Institute for Fiscal Studies] has said the marriage tax break will help just 28 per cent of married couples and only 15 per cent of families with children.

Providing some icing was, of course, Ed Balls, who as party guests were leaving leapt to his feet and asked the prime minister — in a point of order — to clarify his assertion «that all married couples that are basic rate taxpayers would benefit» from the marriage tax break.

The Centre for Social Justice has been fighting back in the last couple of days with evidence that a marriage tax break is not only good for families and children but is more pro-poor than the Lib Dems» favoured policy of higher income tax thresholds.

As well as criticism of its low level, the marriage tax break has also been blighted by problems with a computer system run by HM Revenue and Customs which left people struggling to sign up.

Details of the alternative Queen's Speech came as another major Conservative rebellion loomed with a former minister amending the Finance Bill to give MPs a vote on whether to give stay at home mums a marriage tax break

However, he failed to raise the prospect of a marriage tax break — something he and other Tories have floated this week as a possible way to offset the effects of the child benefit cut.