0:00:17 > 0:00:20Life is quite difficult at the moment.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Things are quite hard, money-wise.
0:00:25 > 0:00:30Everything just seems to be going up. Food, electricity, gas, petrol.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34Everything is going up and wages aren't going up.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37It is a bit of a worry.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Pressure on family finances is reaching boiling point
0:00:41 > 0:00:43and people need help.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47That is why Liberal Democrats believe we should be cutting taxes
0:00:47 > 0:00:51for millions of working people across this country.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56The Liberal Democrats' plan to make the first £10,000 you earn tax free
0:00:56 > 0:01:00would deliver a £700 tax cut for ordinary working people.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03That's an extra £60 in your wages every month.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10That's why I believe we should do all we can to deliver faster tax cuts
0:01:10 > 0:01:13funded by increasing the amount paid by the richest.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16We're targeting wealthy tax avoiders.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18We're taking extra tax from the banks
0:01:18 > 0:01:23and we're stopping pension tax breaks for the super-rich.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26We're also investing in the future.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Green energy, apprenticeships and youth employment.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Do you think lots of jobs in the green economy is the future?
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Yeah, definitely, because everyone's so excited about it.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Your enthusiasm is contagious. It's wonderful.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45From April, our Youth Contract will give every 18 to 24-year-old
0:01:45 > 0:01:48the chance to earn or learn.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53And we're pumping millions of pounds directly into schools
0:01:53 > 0:01:57helping all children through the Liberal Democrat Pupil Premium.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- Hello, boys and girls. ALL:- Good morning, Mr Clegg.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06It is just so uplifting to see little children
0:02:06 > 0:02:09who are directly benefiting from a policy that we Liberal Democrats
0:02:09 > 0:02:12have believed in for years and are now delivering in schools like this.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18We know it's tough to make ends meet right now
0:02:18 > 0:02:23and I know this government has had to take some really tough decisions too.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24But it is the young people of today
0:02:24 > 0:02:29and the millions of hard-working Britons who will deliver the nation
0:02:29 > 0:02:32through this time of economic uncertainty.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34That's why Liberal Democrats in the coalition government
0:02:34 > 0:02:37are determined to do the right thing
0:02:37 > 0:02:41and give you real help at a time you need it most.