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Proceeding contribution from George Osborne (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 29 November 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Autumn Statement.


Autumn Statement

First, we are today asking the independent pay bodies—which I think everyone in this House supports—to look at more local pay. That is the start of this process. Secondly, we increased capital allowances for short-life assets in the previous Budget. On the enterprise zones and the 100% relief that I have announced, there were specific proposals from the enterprise zones that I mentioned to attract new manufacturing and business into the zones. We are conscious that we want to avoid displacement activities, so we have given those capital allowances not to all enterprise zones, but to the enterprise zones that we think have the most compelling plans to create new businesses, and I hope that the hon. Gentleman would welcome that.


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Proceeding contribution
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536 c837 
Session
2010-12
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House of Commons chamber
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Business Development aid Borrowing Health and safety Energy Infrastructure Excise duties Fuels Government assistance Economic situation Forecasts National income Pre-school education Pay Workplace pensions Planning Public sector Public expenditure Mortgages Railways Loans Public finance Public sector debt Social security benefits State retirement pensions Schools Young people Transport Taxation Unemployment Science Economic recession Autumn statement Office for Budget Responsibility Bank levy
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