Child Trust Fund Finally Lays Its Children's Nest-Egg; Small Change : While the Tories Up the Ante On Family-Friendly Promises, Labour Rolls Out Its Universal-Fairy-Godmother Child Endowment Plan. Teresa Hunter Reports

Sunday Herald › November 15, 2004

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Children and childcare look set to climb the political agenda in the general election, with the Conservatives pledging new tax breaks for child care, putting pressure on Labour to raise their game on family-friendly policies.

Meanwhile, the government's Child Trust Fund (CTF) initiative has finally gone live. Parents should receive information over the coming weeks and an advertising campaign is being launched to spread awareness of the giveaway.

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Child Trust Fund Finally Lays Its Children's Nest-Egg; Small Change : While the Tories Up the Ante On Family-Friendly Promises, Labour Rolls Out Its Universal-Fairy-Godmother Child Endowment Plan. Teresa Hunter Reports

It is designed to make sure no child in Britain finds themselves penniless as they embark on adult life, and to encourage the savings habit. In reality, much of the money will ...

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