I am sure that the right hon. Gentleman is sincere in his statements to the House that he is in no way attempting to condone tax avoidance. In fact, his position has tended to be more open and public than that: he has been an advocate of substantial cuts in business tax, and of the abolition of stamp duty and capital gains tax. Are those proposals likely to make it to the final version of his competitiveness report?
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Ed Balls
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 April 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance Bill.
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