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Welfare changes bring 'bedroom tax'
Published:Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:53:02 -0800
Controversial changes to the welfare system amount to a "bedroom tax", a Scottish Government minister has said. Keith Brown criticised plans to alter rules on under-occupancy, which he said will remove £54.4 million a year from the Scottish economy....
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