Children and the poverty of taxation philosophy

I WAS shocked to hear about the most recent child poverty figures and the report from Save the Children which says “child poverty has not only stalled but slid into reverse”.
After 13 years of a Labour government, it is shocking that our area already has one of the worst records for child poverty, even before the details released by Save the Children.
It’s not right or fair, for example, that the poorest members of our community pay more as a proportion of their income in tax than the richest. How does that tackle child poverty?
We need a tax system that recognises the injustices in society, and does something about them. We don’t need a tax system that perpetuates unfairness.
The Liberal Democrats propose changing the tax system so that the first £10,000 of income will be tax-free, saving average households £700 per year.
That is a good way to start tackling the gross unfairness in our society, which leaves thousands of children in dire poverty.
The current situation means that children from the Bangladeshi community are three times more likely to be living in poverty than white children.
This is not only unfair, it’s completely unacceptable.
JO SHAW
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Campaigner
Holborn & St Pancras