Nursery World - Families will suffer in Budget cuts, commentators warn

Unions and charities have warned that families and low-paid public sector workers will be the hardest hit by cuts in tax credits and benefits and the rise in VAT to 20 per cent, announced by George Osborne in the emergency Budget.

In his speech, Mr Osborne said the Budget was ‘tough’ but ‘fair’. He said, ‘I am not going to hide hard choices from the British people or bury them in the small print of the Budget documents.’ He added, ‘In this Budget everyone will be asked to contribute. But in return, everyone will share in the rewards when we succeed.’

Public sector union Unison today called on employers to confirm that local government workers, such as nursery staff, would receive the two-year £250 pay rise promised by the Chancellor for public sector workers earning less than £21,000. Public sector workers earning more than £21,000 a year will have their pay frozen for two years.

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