by The coalition government’s first Budget has hit the poorest families hardest, a leading economic think tank has said.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said the measures announced in the Budget in June were “regressive” and had a proportionally larger affect on the poorest members of our society.
Its analysis suggests that low income families with children are set to lose the most as a percentage of net income, and so we sent our reporters out onto the streets to find out what you thought about a budget which targets the poor.
 | “I don’t have any sympathy for them. It’s their own fault for not being born into a family with loads of money.” Shelly Davies, Heiress |
 | “The government has made a massive mistake here. You shouldn’t target the poor, you should target the stupid – they won’t make a fuss. And if they happen to be both, then all the better.” Dave Davison, Tax Accountant |
 | “I didn’t read the small print at the time, but there it is, right there in their manifesto – ‘we’ll make poor people poorer”.” Andy Morris, Lawyer |
 | “Poor people? Wait, we still have poor people?” Delores Matthews, Pensioner |
