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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.
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?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
731 c466-7GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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