Public outrage at the proposal to scrap tax relief on childcare vouchers - and thereby effectively end employer-supported childcare schemes - is borne out by the enormity of the petition on the Downing Street website. At the time of going to press, there were 74,000 signatures, and the list continues to grow on a daily basis.
Over 600,000 parents have used vouchers since tax relief was introduced in 2005. Currently around 30,000 employers offer them and 95 per cent of corporate companies list them as a staff benefit. But it is not just the blue chip, early adopters who recognise their value. Thirty per cent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are also now on board.
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