Garston and Halewood Liberal Democrats
Government must help families says Lib Dem leader
October 20, 2008 12:00 AM
As the credit crunch starts to hit the real economy, Gordon Brown must turn his attention to the many families being hit hardest by the crisis, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said today.
Publishing his Family Assistance Package, set out last week with his Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable, Nick Clegg today called for an immediate cut in interest rates and also other measures to ease the burden on households, including:
Tax cuts for people on low and middle incomes
Action to help people pay rising energy bills
The creation of a trusted nationwide financial advice service
Nick Clegg said:
"The best way to help families through the tough times ahead is to give them more of their own money back.
"This winter will see more jobs lost, more homes repossessed and many people struggling to pay cripplingly high energy bills.
"The Government wants to spend its way out of this crisis without learning from any of its mistakes, while the Tories seem content to fiddle around the edges of business taxation.
"Only the Liberal Democrats are focusing on directly helping families through this recession."
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