My kid and I had a real blow-up about allowances over the weekend.

我和孩子就周末零花钱的问题大吵了一架。

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With stealth taxes rising on pensions, ISAs, Peps where you can no longer reclaim with-holding tax, on top of insurance premium tax, rises in National Insurance and the reduction (in real terms) of allowances, the fact that many people are incapable of understanding tax credits and do not claim them.

BBC: Your comments on the Truth about tax programme.

The government, more sensibly arguing that the mothers of young children should have a real choice of whether to work or not, will now offer them allowances during maternity leave, to help them stay at home.

ECONOMIST: France's government says it wants to bolster the family