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Proceeding contribution from Stewart Hosie (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 July 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on Finance Bill.


Finance Bill

The argument was that there should be an automatic trigger and that any freeze should not be on the whim of the Chancellor. Is the hon. Gentleman happy that decisions to freeze duty levels are at the whim of a politician, rather than triggered automatically to meet specific circumstances?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
436 c375 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Debts Land Insurance companies Law Excise duties Freight Fuels Inheritance tax Double taxation Investment trusts Oil Property transfer Reform Tax avoidance Taxation VAT Trusts Rural areas Stamp duty land tax Sunset clauses
Legislation
Finance Bill 2005-06
Link
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