No doubt the Government will consider my hon. Friend's interesting suggestion and comment accordingly.
One of the main problems with the new measure is that people fall off a cliff edge when they hit the higher rate. Have the Government considered introducing a taper mechanism to prevent that anomaly from occurring, because obviously that is where the unfairness shines through?
Finance (No.2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Chuka Umunna
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 8 November 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance (No.2) Bill.
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