Why does the shadow Chancellor think the Government are so surprised that he has announced a policy of cutting VAT when we cut VAT during the downturn and we voted against the increase in VAT that they imposed? Does he think that it is a sensible political strategy for the Government to highlight the fact that we want to cut VAT and they want to put it up?
The Economy
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Austin of Dudley
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 22 June 2011.
It occurred during Opposition day on The Economy.
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