️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> British politicians on both sides hope to recreate the powerful attack that Ronald Reagan famously launched against Jimmy Carter in the 1980 US Presidential election, when he asked if voters if they felt their incomes had improved over four years. (British politicians on both sides hope to recreate the powerful attack that Ronald Reagan famously launched against Jimmy Carter in the 1980 US Presidential election, when he asked voters if they felt their incomes had improved over four years.) George Osborne yesterday boasted that this year families will be £900 better off than in 2010, while Labour claims workers are £1,600 worse off.<unk> George Osborne yesterday boasted that this year families will be £900 better off than in 2010, while Labour claims workers are £1,600 worse off. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Figures of Labour are based on the falling value of average wages in real terms. The Tories' focus on real household disposable income takes into account the effect of tax and benefit changes, and suggests incomes overtaking 2010 levels by the end of 2015.<unk> The Tories' focus on real household disposable income takes into account the effect of tax and benefit changes, and suggests incomes surpassing 2010 levels by the end of 2015. Chancellor George Osborne argues that families will be better off in 2015 than they were in 2010. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ One of the big surprises of the Budget yesterday was George Osborne's announcement that incomes this year would be higher in real terms than in 2010. After years of austerity and slow growth, many Tories had given up hope of being able to go into the election with voters feeling the benefits of the recovery.<unk> After years of austerity and slow growth, many Tories had given up hope of being able to go into the election with voters feeling the benefits of the recovery. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ up by 5 per cent. You can measure it by GDP per capita, and the answer is yes <unk> up by 5 percent. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ In other words, how much money families have to spend after inflation and tax.<unk>In other words, how much money families have to spend after inflation and tax. It is the living standards measure used by the Office for National Statistics and by the OECD. It is the living standards measure used by the Office for National Statistics and by the OECD. From that measure I can confirm, on the latest OBR data today, living standards will be higher in 2015 than in 2010.<unk>From that measure I can confirm, on the latest OBR data today, living standards will be higher in 2015 than in 2010. <unk> <unk> <unk>
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Ed Balls says workers were £ 1,600 worse off in April 2014 than in 2010.<unk> Ed Balls says workers were £ 1,600 worse off in April 2014 than in 2010. Real terms fall caused by prices rising faster than wages for years. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>