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Proceeding contribution from Mark Simmonds (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 11 October 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Finance (No. 2) Bill.

Finance (No. 2) Bill

I am grateful for that intervention. The hon. Gentleman will not be surprised to hear that I do not share his analysis. In fact, the parallels are interesting. I would argue that in the early 1980s Geoffrey Howe and Margaret Thatcher were clearing up the mess that they inherited from the previous Labour Administration, just as the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Liberal Democrat colleagues in the coalition are tidying up the mess that we inherited from the right hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (Mr Brown) and Tony Blair, his predecessor.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
516 c66-7 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Corporation tax Banks Capital investment Borrowing Film Financial institutions Economic situation Public expenditure Public sector debt Small businesses Tax allowances Taxation VAT Trusts Tax rates and bands Real estate investment trusts Enterprise investment scheme
Legislation
Finance (No. 2) Bill 2010-12
Link
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