Highlights that impact on the family:
* New child tax credit for families with incomes up to £58,000.
* Certain green energy schemes to get exemptions from climate change levy.
* Tax disc reductions of £55 for environmentally friendly vans, £30 for cars and up to £35 for motorcycles.
* Integrate family taxes and benefits to give most to the poorest - all benefits to be paid to the main career.
* £2.5bn extra support for parents tax burden for average family below 20 per cent. This will help six million families.
* Maternity benefits go up to £100 from April 2003.
* More help for childcare - up to £55 a week for average couple with two children on £35,000 a year.
* Cover to include approved care in your own home - helping parents of disabled children and those working irregular hours.
* More help for single earner families to help parents who want to leave work to care for children.
* Child support will be £54.25 for one child; £93.75 for a second child.
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