In his July 8 budget announcement, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne proposed to cut £12 billion ($18.6 billion) from the welfare bill over the next four years as part of his deficit-cutting plan. Of this, £9 billion will come from cutting the tax subsidies for working families.
在7月8日的预算公告中，英国财政大臣奥斯本（George Osborne）提出要在未来四年削减120英镑福利支出，作为其削减赤字计划的一部分。其中90亿英镑将来自工作家庭税收补贴削减。