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There has been a lot of talk today about how unfair the budget was. This talk has stemmed from the report produced by the IFS that said that families on the lowest incomes would be hit hardest by the measures announced in the budget as seen in the graph on the right.
Whilst at first glance this may seem like it is unfair I would question that analysis. The people on the lowest incomes are generally on low income because their income is derived from benefits. These are the people in my opinion should be hit the hardest. This is not because I want to see these people suffering in any way but it is because we need to make living on benefits less attractive and getting back into work more attractive. Yes it would be great if we could support everyone who is out of work and give them large incomes. But at what cost? Firstly this is a great burden on the tax system as it costs an extortionate amount to fund this. Secondly the more people get whilst out of work, the more appealing it is not to try and work at all.
George Osbourne has already made great strides towards getting people off benefits and back into work and Nick Clegg today has stated that these measures have been ignored by the IFS report.
Let’s get people back into work and away from the dole culture that is wreaking havoc in some areas.