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Proceeding contribution from David Leslie Taylor (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 May 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Finance Bill.

Finance Bill

The strength, passion and emotion of the hon. Gentleman's speech, allied to that of the intervention from the hon. Member for Peterborough (Mr. Jackson), is enough to bring tears to a glass eye. Cannot the distribution of the tax burden in the economy best be illustrated by the fact that those in the lowest income quartile pay a higher proportion of their income in tax than those in the upper quartile? It is not as if the highly paid are seriously overtaxed by that measure, is it?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
492 c264-5 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Alcoholic drinks Business Corporation tax Credit Bingo Borrowing Finance Income tax Excise duties Fuels Gaming Government assistance Economic growth Forecasts Personal savings Poverty Pensions Public expenditure Scotland Tax allowances Tax avoidance Taxation VAT Trusts Tax rates and bands Tax evasion North Sea oil Trade competitiveness Marginal tax rates
Legislation
Finance Bill 2008-09
Link
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