My Lords, may I ask what I hope is a final question? The Minister rightly referred to the fact that there would be no income tax income to the Treasury to offset the cost. However, has the Minister considered the likelihood of much of the income of a second earner being spent in a way which would incur VAT? Is that not a material consideration in terms of what would be offset against the cost?
Welfare Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beecham
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 3 November 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.
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