| | Scotsman.com News - The Budget - Treasury apology over tax credits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Dawn Primarolo admitted that the new system, designed to simplify the procedure, had resulted in 800,000 claimants not receiving their money while 450,00 of those eligible have not applied. |
 | | Dawn Primarolo, the Paymaster General, was forced to admit to the House of Commons that more than 800,000 people who had applied for the new child and working tax credits had yet to receive any of their money while a further 450,000 eligible for the scheme had not yet taken it up. |
 | | Ms Primarolo apologised for the errors after MPs from all sides of the House gave examples of how their constituents had been let down by the new system and had struggled to contact the helpline set up by the Inland Revenue. |
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