That is a perfectly valid and fair point, and it is clear that Ministers across all Departments understand it. What I am anxious for Ministers to appreciate is that the complexity of the industry in its mature phase, the number of different players and their variable requirements all require active negotiation. Across-the-board changes in taxes without that negotiation will lead to a loss of investment and lost projects.
Finance (No. 3) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 May 2011.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance (No. 3) Bill.
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