LABOUR has created new welfare payments costing taxpayers more than £8billion a year – the equivalent of 2p on basic income tax.
And billions more has been added to public spending by boosting existing payments, research showed yesterday.
The new payments include help for pensioners costing about £2.5billion a year, free TV licences for the over-75s, costing £520million a year, and free bus passes, costing £1billion a year. more...
And billions more has been added to public spending by boosting existing payments, research showed yesterday.
The new payments include help for pensioners costing about £2.5billion a year, free TV licences for the over-75s, costing £520million a year, and free bus passes, costing £1billion a year. more...
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