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  Opposition Day  - The Economy - Tax Credits - Investment in Science, Technology and Green Jobs
  
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  @ MP voted aye against proposed cuts to tax credits and for investment aimed at growing a productive economy focused on science, technology and green jobs.
  @ MP voted no for proposed cuts to tax credits and against investment aimed at growing a productive economy focused on science, technology and green jobs.  
  
  The majority of MPs voted for proposed cuts to tax credits and against investment aimed at growing a productive economy focused on science, technology and green jobs.  
  
  The motion rejected in this vote stated:
  
  :That this House
  :''believes'' that the Government has failed to deliver on its commitment to stand up for working people;
  :''notes'' that the Governmentâs existing plans to cut tax credits will cost more than three million working families an average of Â£1,300 a year from next April;
  :''further notes'' that 4.1 million children now live in absolute poverty, an increase of 500,000 since 2009-10;
  :''notes'' that in 2014 the UKâs current account deficit reached the highest level ever recorded, at 5.1 per cent;
  :''notes'' that 85 per cent of the money saved from tax and benefit changes in the last Parliament came from women;
  :''further believes'' that the Government has failed to deliver the more sustainable economy the country needs;
  :''notes'' that, rather than investing in building new homes to cut housing benefit costs, housing investment has been slashed and housing benefit has risen by over Â£2 billion a year in real terms;
  :''notes'' that the gap between UK productivity per hour worked and the rest of the G7 grew to 20 percentage points in 2014, the widest productivity gap since 1991;
  :''believes'' that further deep cuts to the budget of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills could damage the Governmentâs ability to boost innovation and productivity and could restrict opportunities for British businesses and workers to succeed in the global economy;
  :''calls on the Government'' to reverse fully and fairly its plans to cut tax credits from next April; and 
  :''further calls for the Government'' to invest in growing a more productive economy with a focus on science, technology and green jobs to equip Britain for the future and share more fairly the proceeds of growth.
  
  
  
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