I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. Nothing in my remarks could possibly lead any reasonable listener to conclude that that is what I was saying. That is not what I was saying. I was asserting that it is particularly important to support manufacturing industry and to protect the revenue base. The problem that we face is that the number of people who move to the incorporated sector is on the increase, so the tax base will be eroded further.
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Helen Goodman
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 30 April 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance Bill.
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