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Have we become too dependent on the state?

24 January 2023

5:09 AM

24 January 2023

5:09 AM

I have to tip my hat to Civitas. The ‘Tufton Street’ think tank made quite a splash on Monday, including bagging the front page of the Daily Mail, with two striking claims.

One was that more than half of UK households now receive more in benefits from the government than they pay in tax.

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