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Proceeding contribution from George Osborne (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 November 2008. It occurred during Emergency debate on Pre-Budget Report.


Pre-Budget Report

I will make more progress, because many Members want to speak. Unfortunately, we have only three hours to debate this issue, although we would be happy to debate it all afternoon. I turn to the national insurance changes. The Chancellor made the claim that only those on incomes of more than £40,000 will be worse off than they are today as a result of the national insurance increase. I am glad to say that the Institute for Fiscal Studies comprehensively demolished that claim yesterday; it said that it was not true. What is true is that anyone earning more than £19,000 will pay more tax than they do now as a result of Monday's Budget.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
483 c747 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Bank services Banks Credit Budgets Borrowing Investment Financial markets Economic situation Guarantees National income National insurance contributions Public expenditure Loans Public sector debt Taxation VAT World economy Pre-Budget report 2008
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