"A one-earner couple on average earnings of £30,800 a year pays 40 per cent more tax in Britain than in comparable members of the OECD group of developed nations.And, compared to European Union states, the average family is paying 25 per cent more tax.
The study, carried out for Care, a Christian charity that tackles poverty, concludes that single people with no children do far better than families."
Labour against marriage? - Oh yes, but the Lib Dems do not favour biasing the tax system to encourage marriage and it was Major's government which started the rot!
The reduction of respect for the institution of marriage in this country, being much greater than in other W. European nations, plays a significant part in a wide variety of our social problems.
LINK: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=509438&in_page_id=1770
