Post by rasel101 on Oct 6, 2015 18:19:53 GMT
The Conservatives' tax credit reforms will teach parents that "children cost money" and discourage them having a third child, Iain Duncan Smith has said.
The Work and Pensions Secretary said the changes will ensure parents do not "assume" taxpayers will pick up the cost of deciding to have more children.
It comes after Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, drew criticism by suggesting the reforms will help make Britons work as hard as the Chinese.
The Prime Minister came to his defence on Tuesday by saying the remarks had been “unfairly misinterpreted” while George Osborne also defended the reforms.
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The Work and Pensions Secretary said the changes will ensure parents do not "assume" taxpayers will pick up the cost of deciding to have more children.
It comes after Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, drew criticism by suggesting the reforms will help make Britons work as hard as the Chinese.
The Prime Minister came to his defence on Tuesday by saying the remarks had been “unfairly misinterpreted” while George Osborne also defended the reforms.
