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Proceeding contribution from Rob Marris (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 25 June 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Finance Bill.

Finance Bill

We need to put this very important debate in context. The hon. Member for Chipping Barnet (Mrs. Villiers) did that a bit, although somewhat grudgingly, and she gave some useful figures. However, it needs to be put in the context of what the Government have done in 10 years to address poverty. On pensioner poverty, they have introduced the winter fuel allowance, the minimum income guarantee and the pension credit. Pensioner poverty has come down a lot. There are problems with take-up and so on, but the Government have addressed the situation of older people.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
462 c115 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Companies Costs Air passenger duty Committees Fraud Income tax Excise duties EU internal trade Legislation Internet Personal savings Low incomes Petrol Registration Small businesses Tax allowances Repayments Tax avoidance Taxation VAT Tax rates and bands Rural areas Second homes Tax evasion Revenue and Customs Equity Retrospective legislation
Legislation
Finance Bill 2006-07
Link
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