Public urges David Cameron to restore tax break for marriage – says new opinion poll

5 Oct 2011 09:36 AM

CSJ publishes new polling and a "manifesto for the family"

Tax breaks for marriage are backed overwhelmingly by the British public, according to a new opinion poll commissioned by an influential independent think-tank.

The YouGov survey for the Centre for Social Justice found that two thirds of people supported an extra tax allowance for married couples.

And in the wake of the summer riots, more than 80 per cent of those polled said they regarded family breakdown as a "serious" problem facing society.

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