The Financial Secretary cannot argue that a tax is not retrospective just because it was pre-announced. The rise was voted on as part of the Budget resolutions, and will be voted on again during the course of this Finance Bill, but it is backdated to February.
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 25 June 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance Bill.
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2006-07
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