I do indeed think that there is a point at which revenue would drop off, if rates got low, and the Laffer curve shows such a point. However, as a general point, I think that the lower the rates are, consistent with raising the revenue that is needed, the better, and that we have not tested the argument properly to see how low we could go.
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 2 July 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance Bill.
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