Iain Duncan Smith appeals to richer pensioners to return perks in sign of pressure on government spending George Osborne is expected to include caps on the total housing benefit bill and on tax credits as part of a radical reshaping of how the Treasury controls expenditure. Individual departments are due to submit their bids for the 2015-16 spending round on Tuesday, with the chancellor due to announce his decisions in June. In a sign of the pressure on government spending, the work and pensions...
Cabinet tensions surface as chancellor plans tighter squeeze on welfare
The Guardian - 28 Apr 2013 23:38
Iain Duncan Smith appeals to richer pensioners to return perks in sign of pressure on government spending George Osborne is expected to include caps on the total housing benefit bill and on tax credits as part of a radical reshaping of how the Treasury controls expenditure. Individual departments are due to submit their bids for the 2015-16 spending round on Tuesday, with the chancellor due to announce his decisions in June. In a sign of the pressure on government spending, the work and pensions...
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