I must confess that I was rather enjoying the sporting analogies and wondering, if the rules were different, what rates of taxation would be required for England rugby players to be able to beat the Welsh—but let me move on. The hon. Gentleman says that there is no morality in tax, but how does he feel about indirect taxation? There were many concerns about the effect on petrol prices, for example, when VAT was raised. Does he think that that should be reduced, too?
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Susan Elan Jones
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 2 July 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance Bill.
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