It was - though we need much more in the future. He did bring in some ofthe changes to tax credit we have been asking for - providing moredirect support for poor parents, increasing child benefit for allchildren, and helping to meet some of the costs of childcare.
The Treasury estimates that the Budget will bring 200,000 more childrenout of poverty. It sounds good, and it is - until we recall that theGovernment's target is to halve child poverty by 2010.
That means, on top of the children already lifted out of poverty, weneed to help another million children in the next three years. So whilethe changes are welcome, unless the next few Budgets do more, theGovernment's target is certain now to be missed.
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