The right hon. Gentleman has just admitted that since 1997, in respect of avoidance or evasion of corporation tax, the tax gap was reduced by only £3 billion. Does he not agree, then, that it is wrong to go around the country telling people that the entire deficit could be dealt with if we just got to grips with this one issue? It is, of course, important to get to grips with it, but it will not on its own resolve the deficit. Is it not wrong to tell people that it could?
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Matt Hancock
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 12 July 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance Bill.
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