1.128 Fairness underpins the Government's plans to protect, rebalance and strengthen the economy. The measures in the Autumn Statement will ensure that households and businesses continue to benefit from low interest rates; that future generations are not burdened with unsustainable debt; and that the country remains protected from the worst of the global crisis.
1.129 The Government is taking further action to help households and businesses cope with higher inflation; to ensure deficit reduction is implemented fairly, with the financial sector paying a fair share; and to support young people in the labour market.
1.130 In line with the child poverty strategy, the Government is taking further action to focus more of its resources on services which enable children to have the best start in life and find a sustainable route out of poverty in the long run.1
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1 A New Approach to Child Poverty: Tackling the Causes of Disadvantage and Transforming Families' Lives, Department for Work and Pensions and Department for Education, April 2011.