Motion or amendment: Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity - Amendment 2

Motion or amendment by Mr Maurice Bradley on 28 March 2025.

MLA: Mr Maurice Bradley
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 28 March 2025
Type: Motion or amendment
Business: Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity”
Heading: Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity - Amendment 2
Assembly identifier: Document 434738

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Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity - Amendment 2
Leave out all after ‘money for government,’ and insert:
‘including tackling fraud and abuse in the welfare system, targeting global corporations who evade tax, and exploring a potential sales tax for online marketplaces; acknowledges calls for tax increases for the super-wealthy but believes any such policy must be fair, deliverable and avoid a detrimental impact on savings or investment; calls on the UK Government to reconsider the punitive elements of its proposals and ensure fairness and dignity for those requiring welfare support, as well as the taxpayer; and further calls on the Minister for Communities to work with the UK Government on the establishment of a UK-wide commission to develop holistic, cross-departmental proposals for addressing economic inactivity among those with long-term illnesses and disabilities.’

133 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.