Brown defends U-turn on 10p tax
Written: 23rd April, 2008
Gordon Brown has defended moves to compensate people hit by the abolition of the 10p tax rate after David Cameron claimed it was a sign of "weakness".
The prime minister said there were better ways of helping low income households than the 10p rate.
But Mr Cameron said Mr Brown had only acted because he thought he would lose a vote on the issue next week.
"What this is about is weakness, dithering and indecision from the prime minister," he said at question time.
The heated exchanges came just minutes after Chancellor Alistair Darling announced that pensioners and young people who have lost money as a result of the abolition of the 10p tax rate would be given compensation.
Source BBC news