Cut the cost of childcare
Jul 08, 2022
2 minutes
Ruth Jackson-Kirby
Money columnist
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This week the government announced a long overdue consultation on how it can reduce childcare bills. More than a third of a couple’s salary is typically spent on childcare, according to data from the OECD, an association of developed countries. That makes Britain the second-most expensive country for childcare in the world after New Zealand.
Millions of families are struggling to balance working
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