MPs rubbish immigrants levy as 'a drop in the ocean' / 24dash, 16 July 2008
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Jon Land
"The Home Office's plan for a levy on immigrants to fund extra public services will only amount to a "drop in the ocean", MPs said today.Home Secretary Jacqui Smith plans to allow police and local councils hit with immigration-related costs to bid for cash from a fund raised by a levy on citizenship fees.But the all-party Communities and Local Government Committee said current proposals would provide only a tiny fraction of current spending."