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Proceeding contribution from Kate Green (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 24 June 2010. It occurred during Budget debate on Budget debate.


Capital Gains Tax (Rates)

It is all very well to say that this Budget will protect the poorest, but how can that possibly be reconciled with a long-term freeze or cut in benefits as a result of linking them to the consumer price index rather than the retail price index? That is to be compensated for only by the short-term measure of increasing the child tax credit. Surely this is not a Budget that is fair to the poorest but one that will leave people who rely on those state benefits in a much worse position.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
512 c495 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Bank services Climate change Capital investment Housing Environment protection Government assistance Economic situation Economic growth Forecasts National income Public expenditure Pollution control Public sector debt Standards Taxation VAT Institute for Fiscal Studies Office for Budget Responsibility Bank levy Sheffield Forgemasters Budget June 2010
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