Marriage tax break plan condemned
Updated on 17 January 2010
Tory plans to give married couples a tax break have been described as "social engineering" by a Cabinet minister as the Government prepares to unveil a series of family-friendly policies.
Schools Secretary Ed Balls laid into David Cameron's pledge to recognise marriage financially, warning it would create a tier of "second class" families which risked stigmatising children.
Extra cash for the Relate service and a duty on public services to prioritise families were reported to be among measures to be promised by ministers in a Green Paper next week.
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