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Finance Bill

My hon. Friend reinforces my point: avoidance covers a variety of different things. In this case, it seems to cover conduct that a Government are trying to encourage, as well as conduct that a Government are trying to repress or stop. That is why the House needs a little more humility instead of rushing into saying, "There's all this tax being avoided." Some of it is being avoided for reasons that the previous Government approved of.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
513 c708 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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