UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis has slammed plans by the Tories to cut sickness benefits for hundreds of thousands of claimants.
And he is challenging them to clampdown on tax avoiders instead, as these cheats cost the exchequer up to £80 billion a year.
Dave Prentis said:
ÒInstead of targeting those claiming sickness benefits, the Tories should be focusing on cracking down on the tax avoidance industry.
ÒTax cheats get away with £80 billion a year, which would go a long way to funding public services.
ÒThereÕs always criticism of so-called Òbenefit cheatsÓ because they are an easy target, yet wealthy individuals and companies can avoid paying their fair share of tax.
ÒWe challenge the Tories to target their friends, the tax avoiders, instead of the poor, sick and those living on benefits, desperately trying to make ends meet.Ó