Plans for some married couples to get tax
breaks worth up to £200 a year have been announced by David Cameron.
The prime minister said four million couples would benefit from a £1,000
transferable tax allowance from 2015.
Labour said Mr Cameron was
"out of touch" if he thought the people would get married "for
£3.85 a week".
This idea sounded stupid to me when
I first heard about it and now it’s getting to the stage where it looks certain
to become law, it sounds just as stupid.
How fragile does David Cameron and
the Conservatives think marriage is that they feel the need to offer this
measly incentive?
Is it really worth going through
the rigmarole of passing this law just so that married couples can have an extra
£3.85 a week, I think not.
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