Former children’s minister Tim Loughton has hit out at the government for failing to act on a pledge to recognise marriage in the tax system. Writing in the Telegraph, Loughton said it was a “huge let down” that last week’s autumn statement did not feature proposals to introduce a transferable tax allowance between couples. “Research in the US has shown that a stable family home can raise a child’s chances of escaping the poverty trap by 82 per cent,” Loughton said. “So this measure represents an important element in the government’s vital battle against child poverty, coupled with raising the game of an education system that has long suffered from a poverty of expectation for too many of our children from disadvantaged postcodes.”
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