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Proceeding contribution from Graham Stuart (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 21 April 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Finance Bill.

Finance Bill

I shall now come to a conclusion. This Budget hits ordinary families up and down the country—people whose only wish is to contribute to society, play by the rules and leave a couple of quid to their children when they pass away. They are the bedrock of our society, the people who get up every morning and earn an honest living. That is the constituency that the Prime Minister and the Labour Members who vote for this Finance Bill will have betrayed. They are the millions who gave that Prime Minister the benefit of the doubt last year when, unelected and unopposed, he introduced himself as their new leader. Those millions now find themselves drowning in debt, yet they are being hit for more by a Prime Minister who is both out of touch and out of time.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
474 c1141 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Child tax credit Child benefit Alcoholic drinks Charities Capital gains tax Aviation Corporation tax Banks Climate change Capital investment Credit Bingo Air passenger duty Civil partners Families Environment protection Income tax Fuels Inheritance tax Government assistance Double taxation Domicil Economic situation EU emissions trading scheme Forecasts Pensioners Low incomes Poverty Minimum wage Public houses Personal taxation Married people Low pay Public finance New businesses Public sector debt Migrant workers Working tax credit Small businesses Tax allowances Tax avoidance Taxation VAT Supermarkets Dividend tax credits Winter fuel payment Secured loans Revenue and Customs Carbon emissions Research and development tax credit Institute for Fiscal Studies Earnings limits Budget March 2007 Enterprise investment scheme
Legislation
Finance Bill 2007-08
Link
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