Do you agree with Labours proposal that the OBR should monitor the governments progress in tackling child poverty? Britains independent spending watchdog should monitor the governments progress in tackling child poverty, Labour has said as new figures showed that progress has stalled under the coalition. As the figures showed that an extra 300,000 children are living in households that cannot afford to keep their house warm, Labour accused George Osborne of ignoring the issue. Catherine McKinnell, shadow economic secretary to the Treasury, wants the Office for Budget Responsibility to make a twice-yearly assessment of progress on tackling child poverty in the same way as it makes economic growth forecasts. The OBR assessment would be published before the budget and the autumn statement, forcing the chancellor to take account of it in his red book, which forms the basis for fiscal policy. theguardian/society/2014/jul/11/labour-regular-checks-child-poverty
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 08:00:01 +0000
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