Tax Credit Triumph!

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Tony Blair and Gordon Brown

The Citizens Advice Bureau is an organisation that can change politician's minds.

Tony Blair apologised for the tax credit mess.

Gordon Brown promised to write off overpayments if the Inland Revenue has made a mistake.

All of this follows a report produced by the Citizens Advice Bureau.

Talk to North East Derbyshire CAB where advice really does make a difference.

The social policy report about CAB clients experience of tax credits, Money with your name on it? looks like being the most influential ever. It was the first item on virtual every news bulletin from 5.30 am on the day of publication.

By mid-afternoon the Prime Minister referred to it and apologised to those affected. The following morning the Chancellor of the Exchequer appeared on GMTV, which had received thousands of phone calls and emails in the previous 24 hours, and said the Government would do whatever was necessary to sort the system out.

Last updated: February 21, 2007