Childcare tax breaks planned
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Scotland has highest levels of female breadwinners
Scotland has the highest number of female breadwinners, new research has revealed, whilst London and the South East has the lowest.
- 32% of females are the breadwinners for their families in Scotland
- In Wales and the North of England the number stands at 31%
- In London and the South East the number reduces to 27%
- In East of England, 26% of women are the main earners for their family
Researchers from think tank IPPR said the increasingly rate of female breadwinners in Scotland and the North of England coincides with the decline of manufacturing industry and the higher rate of unemployment for men.
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