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**Chris** · 04-10-2010, 15:18

Because the purpose of the exercise is to cut the structural deficit, not usher in a new age of wealth redistribution.

The moment you go beyond a basic check on whether there's a higher-rate taxpayer in the household, you're in to means-testing territory. Means testing processes do not save money, they cost money.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,225	Re: Child Benefit Scrapped For Higher Rate Tax Payers From 2013 Because the purpose of the exercise is to cut the structural deficit, not usher in a new age of wealth redistribution. The moment you go beyond a basic check on whether there's a higher-rate taxpayer in the household, you're in to means-testing territory. Means testing processes do not save money, they cost money.