My right hon. Friend is making an important point that is indeed linked with the previous clause. Clause 4 deals with the corporation tax cut, which is one side of the coin, but the other side is obviously investment. Constituencies such as mine are still heavily dependent on manufacturing industries—indeed, almost disproportionately so. Although local businesses that have spoken to me about the Budget measures have welcomed the corporation tax cut, they are incredibly concerned about the changes to capital allowances, which they think will serve as a disincentive for them to invest in the long term.
Finance (No. 3) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew Gwynne
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 4 May 2011.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance (No. 3) Bill.
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