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I Would Also Like To See Children Aged Between 11 And 18 Taught Financial Education In A Structured Way In Schools. I Would Also Say That That Is Not Enough. You Have Also Got To Improve Numeracy Skills, Mathematical Skills In Schools.

We Have To Be Pretty Tough With Mortgage Companies And Say You Have Got To Give People The Chance To Work Out Their Debts, Sort Out Future Mortgages.

Everyone In Our Society Has Had To Make A Contribution Towards Dealing With The Debts.

You Also Want To Look At How The Tax System Encourages And Rewards Pension Saving. I Have Set As An Ambition Reversing The Effects Of Gordon Brown's Tax Raid Which Heralded The Beginning Of The Age Of Responsibility. We Are Looking At Some Very Specific Tax Measures On How We Can Encourage Saving.

Britain Needs A Simpler Tax System Which Is Simple To Understand, Where There Are No Loop-holes, Where The Very Rich Do Not Avoid Tax By Employing Expensive Accountants