» Monday, March 3, 2008Benefit SystemAsked about the current benefits for couples, the PMS replied that the current benefit system supported children in poverty by providing incentives for people to get back into work. It was the Prime Minister’s view that the benefit system was there to help ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable people in society got the [...] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EU ReferendumAsked for the Prime Minister’s thoughts on the issue of an EU referendum, the PMS said that the Government’s position on that was well known and had not changed. This was not a Constitution; all 27 leaders agreed that the Constitutional concept was abandoned. original source. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Second Home TaxAsked about second home tax, the PMS replied that that was a matter for the Treasury to consider as part of the Budget. However, they had made their position quite clear. original source. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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