Liberal Democrats highlight student debt and their plans to scrap tuition fees

The Liberal Democrats have highlighted plans to scrap university tuition fees and top-up fees, and introduce of grants of up to £2,000 a year for poorer students so that no one is deterred from going to university by the fear of debt. The plans, funded by a 50% tax rate on earnings over £100,000, would cut debt for those on low incomes by an average of £7,000.

21 Apr 2005
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