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It is said that marriage encourages family life, and that families are the bedrock of a civilised society. Whether coincidental or not, it would appear that in the UK, the institution of 'marriage' as the basis for a family has declined at the same time as the social problems within families have increased. Having said that however, it must be remembered that the divorce rate has increased at the same time - a fact which tends to push the balance in the opposite direction. Whichever is the truth of the matter, and looking at the purely material side of the equation, recent research by CARE (a Christian poverty charity) claims to have shown that from a taxation point of view marriage loses out. The report, which has an international basis, claims that in the UK a married couple, where only one is employed, have a proportionately higher tax bill than anyone in most civilised countries. When compared with EU countries, the average UK family earning £30,800 is reported to be paying 25% more tax; the report also claims 40% more tax in the UK than in comparison with the OECD group of developing nations. It is claimed that 'single with no children' is the much better option in the UK. Benefit payments have also contributed to the inequity, claim the Conservatives, explaining that a single parent will be offered the same benefits as a couple. This encourages break up of the partners for the financial gain which it would bring. The authors of the CARE study claim that most OECD countries take account of family circumstances in their taxation legislation, whereas the UK is virtually alone in employing taxation systems which ignore family obligations. Professor Rowthorn of Cambridge University says that modern Britain is now the exception and that there is no truth in claims that a return to the previous practice of making allowance for marriage and family obligations would cut Britain off from common practice in other developed countries. |
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