article_snippet: Ed Miliband said Ed Miliband 'made no apology' for claims that Labour would increase taxes on working families by more than £3,000 over the next five years – despite the Tory estimate being criticised by economists and dismissed as 'made up' by Labour.
article_snippet: The Institute for Fiscal Studies yesterday challenged Mr Cameron claim of a £3,000 tax hike under Labour, saying the party's plans did not suggest a rise of anything like that scale and that Conservative plans implied a larger overall package of spending cuts or tax rises.
article_snippet: Ed Miliband has accused the Tories of using 'made up figures' Asked about the £3,000 figure, Ed Miliband told the BBC: 'I think it's a totally fair assumption.
highlights_snippet: Mr Cameron said Mr Cameron 'made no apology' for claims Labour would hike taxes .
  
highlights_snippet: The Tories were criticised yesterday over claims taxes would rise £3,000 .
  