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A cynical move to distract from all the other 'benefits' that they will lose out on. Based on the way public services have developed over the last 30/40 years it is quite clear the types of communities that this will impact on and the much wider and very long lastign effect it'll have on society as a whole. Yes some of the working poor will be financially better off in that respect but with more to pay out on VAT may well balance that one out, however, it is the other thnigs that are far more important such as education. With the 'free schools' that are going to happen there will be a squeeze on those in the most deprived areas where educational standards are already lacking. This simply contributes to the spiral of social exclusion making it harder and harder to break free.