Hot on the heels of the Lib Dems breaking their election promise on VAT we now have the Tories breaking their promise to maintain universal child benefit.
Their proposal to abolish child benefit for families where one parent earns more than £44,000 a year but retain it for families where two parents can earn £40,000 a year each is absurd.
I have just heard a Tory Minister on 'Newsnight' describe this as "rough justice", but justify it on the basis that it is simpler than means testing the benefit.
So much for the Tories being the family friendly party.
I very much suspect they will rue the day they took this decision.
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