|
|
Increasing Prosperity, Not Taxes, is How We Tackle Child Poverty
FOLLOWING calls by Southport’s Lib Dem, Labour and former Labour councillors for higher taxes on local residents and businesses to fund the scrapping of the 2 child benefit cap, Conservative Group Leader on Sefton Council, Mike Prendergast, has set out why Conservatives on Sefton Council previously voted against such a move and don’t believe it’s the right thing to do in future.
Councillor Prendergast said:- "We all want to see children lifted out of poverty but you cannot tax poverty away or raise living standards by taking more of the money that people earn off them. The way to tackle child poverty and improve living standards is to grow our economy and create more of the high paying high skilled jobs that we need in our local area. I know it may shock some of our Lib Dem and Labour colleagues to hear this, but not every problem can be solved by more taxes. The estimated £3 billion cost of the measure, if it went ahead, would fall on the shoulders of hard working people across the country, including people and businesses here in Southport. The benefits system is there as a safety net but it is not the job of the state to pay for every child. While the state has a role to play in providing that safety net in difficult times, it’s ultimately the job of parents to provide for their children. Supporting wealth creation and growth is the key to increasing prosperity and alleviating child poverty, not more tax. Across Southport and the wider area we have a wealth of talent and potential and we shouldn’t stymie that with a tax raid to pay more benefits. There are certainly conversations to be had, by politicians at all levels, about making the tax system more family friendly, rewarding hard work with lower taxes and improving access to high quality childcare but simply advocating that people pay more tax to pay more benefits is not the answer. As Conservatives, we will be advocating for growth in our local economy and, unlike local Lib Dem and Labour councillors, we won’t be supporting any calls to increase the tax burden on local families and businesses to pay more benefits." COMMENTS (0)
Add a Comment
var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-5165542-3']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'https://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); |
|||||||
|
Please support local businesses like:- 
 This online newspaper and information service is regulated by IMPRESS the independent monitor for the UK's press.
This is our process:-
Get your business noticedOur aim is to provide you not only the current news, but also to help promote our local areas diverse and rich history, our innovative businesses, along with our amazing culture. But we can only do this with your help and support though advertising. fine out how you can get your business advertised on here and help keep our news services free to access.
Contact us:-
(+44) 08443244195 Our News Room Office Address Southport and Mersey Reporter, 4a Post Office Ave, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 0US, UK Calls will cost 7p per minute, plus your telephone company's access charge. Calls to this number may be recorded for security, broadcast, training and record keeping. Find us on:-
Tracking & Cookie Usage Policy - Terms & Conditions
|
All rights
reserved - Copyright © 2013-
PBT Media Relations Ltd. Data Protection Registration
number:-
ZA091469
PBT Media Relations Ltd. is registered with Companies House. You can find the
online version of the register at:-
Gov.UK. PBT Media Relations Ltd's
registration number is 06042334.
_
