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Tories offer marriage tax breaks worth around £150 a year
Tories lure 8m with marriage tax break promise

By Alex Stevenson Conservative plans to introduce a marriage tax break worth up to £150 a year for couples on low and middle incomes are facing criticism from Labour and the Liberal Democrats. Under the proposals, the main breadwinner would be allowed to transfer £750 from their personal allowance to their spouse’s. This would help… Read more »

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Marriage: High expectations?
Think tank calls for divorce ‘buffer zone’

By politics.co.uk staff Couples struggling with their marriage should be forced to undergo a three month reconciliation process before divorce proceedings, according to a think tank. The proposals were set down in a report commissioned by Iain Duncan Smith, the former Tory leader who has now become the centre-point of the social conservative wing of… Read more »