A group of charities, including the Equality Trust, Child Poverty Action Group, Barnardo's and the TUC are asking the coalition government to commit to a Fairness Test on any tax rises or spending cuts they introduce.

The Fairness Test would be developed by the Treasury, and would ensure that decisions taken to reduce the deficit do not unfairly impact on the poorest in society.

Introductory one-page briefing:
The Fairness Test

Letter to the Guardian:
First audit on the coalition - 18 August 2010

Press releases:
Monday 21 June 2010
Monday 26th April 2010

The Equality Trust and One Society's budget submission:
Budget submission

The letters sent to each party leader before the General Election:
David Cameron
Gordon Brown
Nick Clegg

Guardian articles:
George Osborne facing budget backlash
Editorial: The Emergency Budget - fair shares of a big bill
The rich, not the poor, must shoulder the burden of national debt

Left Foot Forward article:
Policies must be subjected to a “fairness test”

The group is made up of:
End Child Poverty campaign
Child Poverty Action Group
TUC
Save the Children
Oxfam
Family Action
Barnardo’s
Ruth Lister
UK Women’s Budget Group
Disability Alliance
RADAR
Church Action on Poverty
Gingerbread
London Play
The Equality Trust
One Society Campaign
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