British house of lords blocks reform plan

The British upper house blocked a major cost savings for the government of Prime Minister David Cameron.

The upper house is concerned that the poor are too badly affected in the reform of the tax system. In the current system is distributed to the poor ' tax credit '. The government wants to save it. But led by Baroness Meacher the upper house decided Monday that the tax plan must first be investigated. The Finance Minister, George Osborne, accused members of its upper house in a constitutional crisis to drive.