http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4174673.stm
"The prisons minister has defended plans to make wealthier offenders pay higher fines than their poorer counterparts for the same offence.
Paul Goggins said the scheme, set out in the Management of Offenders Bill on Thursday, would make fines 'fairer'.
'It reflects both the seriousness of the offence and the ability of the person to pay,' he told BBC News."
