THERE were many letters this week about the proposed tax credit cuts:PEOPLE who have very little will always suffer from the withdrawal of even small support.Osborne is lucky because he, presumably, never had to suffer deprivation of this type and therefore does not understand.

From Andrew Hopkinson, Stibb

I AM writing to you to express my concern about the proposed tax credit cuts. These cuts will adversely affect a very large number of poor working families in Devon and Cornwall.

Why should poor, low paid workers have to suffer yet more cuts to their standard of living.

These cuts will place many more of our local children in poverty.

From Mark Frith, Beaworthy

CAN you please impress upon our MPs that they promised not to cut tax credits in their manifesto and I would ask them to honour this pledge as I’m sure this would have influenced a lot of people to put them in power and I’m sure they don’t want to find themselves tarred with the same brush as the Liberal Democrats were after their u-turn on university fees and the resultant demise in the next election.

From Peter Broughton, North Tawton

OUR government has seen fit to take away £225 million out of Cornwall’s budget. Working families who already find it hard to pay the basics of rent, fuel and food are now going to have to survive on far less when the tax credit cuts become effective.

Parents often have to go without food themselves in order for their children to eat. Now the children won’t be able to eat at the end of the month either!

Since 2010 there has been a rise of 40% in food prices and 38% in fuel. Wages have not risen to meet any of these increases.

Last year 380 people died of cold in Cornwall. Foodbanks are a necessity.

Last Thursday we saw an impassioned speech of a mother on Question Time displaying the raw reality of how the effects of the cuts would have on her and her family. The MP appeared diminished.

Our Cornish MPs must stand up for the people of Cornwall and protect them from this harsh and ill thought through economic policy. Why on earth should the poor pay for something that just was not their fault?!

From Janet Parsons, Higher Downgate

THIS government keeps harping on about ‘being for the hard working families of Britain,’ but the proposed cuts to tax credits after saying they wouldnt cut them prior to the general election, is going to force untold misery and hardship on those very hard working families.

I hope this is this government’s ‘poll tax moment,’ I really do.

From Vicky Bear, St Teath

I WONDER how many of your readers are against the tax credit cuts announced by George Osborne.

It would be good to know if there is any one who supports them. Tax those who have money not those who do not.

From Geoff Newton, Bude

IT needs highlighting how devastating the tax credits cuts will be to local families.

Tax credits don’t buy luxuries, they just help low income families pay their bills.

From Paula Sleeman, Launceston

THIS government in his manifesto stated it would not touch tax credits, but with only a few months into this parliament, it is already breaking its word, so how can we trust them on any other issues?

From Douglas Bird, Bude

THE whole of Cornwall has Tory MPs. Before the election they said they would not cut these in work benefits. However they now propose to curtail them.

Families in this area have the lowest wages in Britain. I have calculated that from April next, most families earning £25,000 or less a year will lose about 10% of their income.

However the extra tax allowance and higher minimum wage does not kick in until 2020. So for four years these families will have difficulty managing, despite what the government says.

From Barry Goodright, Trelights