In a speech to the National Family and Parenting Institute last week, Mr Cameron said, 'Our policy review is looking at ways of making the support provided by the childcare tax credit simpler and much more user-friendly.
'We must look at the fact that a working man can get tax relief on his mobile phone bill, but a working woman can't get tax relief for someone who looks after her child. Tax relief on childcare for working parents would end this anomaly, and our policy review is investigating this option.'
Paul Goodman, shadow minister for childcare, said, 'There will be a policy review announcement next summer. We have six policy groups and childcare is part of the Social Justice Policy group which is chaired by Iain Duncan-Smith. They will be looking closely at the demand side of childcare.
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