IFS confirms worst fears
Analysis from the independent think tank, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) revealed recently that the poorest would be hit hardest by the measures announced in George Osborne’s June Budget.
Mr Brennan said that whilst Welsh Labour will try its best to protect the most vulnerable people from the effects of the Government cuts, it would be a hard task.
"David Cameron and George Osborne say we’re all in this together, but the poorest will pick up the bill for their programme of savage cuts," said Mr Brennan.
"The recent independent analysis confirms that it is not just the economic recovery this budget has put at risk, it is the life chances of thousands of families in Wales.
"Labour in the Assembly and Westminster will work tirelessly to mitigate the effects of the Tory/Liberal agenda on the most vulnerable families, but such is the scale of the attack on our services and support programmes, that it will be no easy task.
"Labour’s analysis of the coalition budget has been confirmed by today’s findings from a highly respected body. The poorest will be bit hardest in the coming months.
"We now know that no proper assessment was made by the Tory/Liberal Government of the impact of its budget on the most vulnerable, and that its claim that the Budget was fair was empty spin."
