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Child poverty across the UK is costing £40 billion a year – and tax breaks for marriage will do nothing to help

Child poverty in the east midlands alone is costing £2.8 billion a year through increased crime, public spending and lost economic productivity, a TUC conference will be told today (Wednesday 17 October). Without urgent action the Government will miss its pledge to halve the 3.8 million children currently living in poverty by 2010.
18.10.2007

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