Proceeding contribution from Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 July 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Finance Bill.
Finance Bill
I must defend my noble Friend Lord Howe. I do not know how old the hon. Gentleman was back in 1979, but I suspect that he was not much focused on VAT. There was a deliberate and conscious shift from direct to indirect taxes, but that had to be done because the top marginal rate of direct income tax was 98 per cent. It was not done in a stealthy way, and I assure the hon. Gentleman that it was not unnoticed by the population.
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- 2007-08
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- Accountancy Capital gains tax Business Corporation tax Competition Budgets Income tax Insurance companies Excise duties Fuels Double taxation Domicil Economic situation Motor vehicles Parliamentary scrutiny Public participation Prices Small businesses Tax allowances Taxation VAT Shareholders Revenue and Customs Carbon emissions
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- Finance Bill 2007-08
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