Treasury written question – answered at on 17 March 2014.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to ensure that the tax system does not disadvantage families with stay-at-home mothers.
The Government have taken a number of steps to help all families. For example, we have increased the income tax personal allowance, helping 25 million people. We have cut fuel duty. It now costs £7 less for a typical motorist to fill their tank, and it will cost £11 less by the end of the Parliament. We have also made funding available to help local authorities in England freeze their council tax for a third year in a row.
Additionally, the Government will introduce the transferable tax allowance for married couples from April 2015. This will allow married couples and civil partners to transfer a fixed amount of their personal allowance to their spouse. Doing so will benefit couples where one spouse does not currently use their full personal allowance.
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