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Proceeding contribution from Paul Blomfield (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 26 March 2012. It occurred during Budget debate on Amendment of the Law.


Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

No, I will not give way. What happened to the party of Paddy Ashdown, who I remember celebrating taxation as"““the subscription we pay to live in a civilised society””?" The Liberal Democrats are hiding their shame for backing the tax handout for the rich behind the fig leaf of the rise in the tax threshold. They claim, as the right hon. Member for Bath did earlier, that it helps the poorest—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
542 c1248 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Capital investment Budgets Culture Broadband ICT Innovation Intellectual property Welfare tax credits State retirement pensions Research Tax rates and bands Cuts Budget March 2012 High income child benefit tax charge
Link
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