The Budget announced that the Income Tax Personal Allowance will be raised to £10,000 in April 2014 - one year sooner than had been expected. This means 48,700 ordinary working people in Exeter will get a further Income Tax cut, bringing the total tax cut to £700 a year since Liberal Democrats joined the Coalition Government.
Families in Exeter are to get greater financial support for childcare thanks to a major new initiative.
Following pressure from the Liberal Democrats, the Coalition Government has clarified that Armed Forces families and foster carers will be protected from changes to Housing Benefit. This follows yesterday's announcement that families with severely disabled children will also be exempt.
Liberal Democrat Spring Conference passed Every Child Taught by an Excellent Teacher, which reaffirms the Liberal Democrat commitment to excellence in teaching.
Commenting on Ed Miliband's speech on the economy, Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander said:
£89,000 will help Year 7 pupils who didn't reach the expected level in literacy and maths when they finished primary school in Exeter catch up with their classmates who did.
Liberal Democrats have secured improvements to the way disabled people will be assessed for the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) announced today by the Coalition Government.
Commenting on the publication of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party...
The Coalition Government's state pension reform will deliver a single, simple and decent pension.
A new independent pubs Adjudicator will be set up by the Coalition Governmentto help struggling landlords suffering from unfair practices in the industry, Liberal Democrat Business Secretary, Vince Cable has announced.
