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Proceeding contribution from Alison McGovern (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 May 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance (No. 3) Bill.


Finance (No. 3) Bill

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I thank him for that intervention. We voted against the measure to put up VAT because it was not right to increase pressure on prices in the shops that everybody pays no matter what their income.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
527 c566 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Banks Financial services Excise duties Fuels EU economic policy Exploration Economic growth Oil Pay Natural gas Public expenditure Prices Offshore industry Regulation Taxation VAT Tax yields North Sea oil Bank levy
Legislation
Finance (No. 3) Bill 2010-12
Link
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