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Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
George Osborne considering £5bn cuts to child tax credits.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33089711
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Changes would cut entitlements for about 3.7 million low-income families by about £1,400 a year, the IFS said.
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There is widespread concern inside Downing Street that the cuts are impossible to do while repositioning the Conservatives as the party of working people.
During the general election, Prime Minister David Cameron promised he would not be cutting many benefits - including the state pension, pensioner benefits, and child benefit.
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