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Children's minister says Tory government will raise child allowance tax levels but does not know current benefit amount
A child playing, February 8, 2012
A FUTURE Tory government would extend child allowance so wealthier people can benefit, the minister for children said — admitting he did not know how much the benefit pays.
David Johnson said in an interview on LBC radio that tax thresholds mean that parents with incomes above £60,000 a year lose part of the allowance and those above £80,000 do not get it at all.
Mr Johnson said a new Tory government would double the thresholds to £120,000 and £160,000 a year respectively.
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