Prime Minister vows to help families through a ‘tough and difficult year’ - GOV.UK
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In an open and frank discussion with One Show presenters, he said that “this is going to be a tough and difficult year” in which many families and businesses will have to make some kind of
sacrifices. He said that it “is only right that the Government should do the same”.
Offering help to those feeling the rising costs of living, the PM said:
This year we are freezing council tax and lifting the threshold for income tax which will take around a million people out of the tax system.
When asked why cuts in Government spending are being introduced at the scale and speed that they are, David Cameron said:
We inherited a situation where we were spending far more than we were getting in - far more than anywhere in the world. Cutting it in four years was not a viable plan so we had to make
difficult decisions.
On spending cuts to policing, the PM said that the Government has had to make tough choices. He said that he hoped that plans announced yesterday would get more officers onto the streets.
During the interview the Prime Minister also talked about the situation in Libya, life at Number 10, possible changes to the Census and his relationship with his wife, Samantha.
Watch the interview: BBC iPlayer (available until 15 March 2011)