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Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

It is not only fair, but common sense. The Labour cash merry-go-round, when Labour was taxing people with very low earnings and then handing back the money in the form of benefits, did not provide a sustainable model. The measures that we have

introduced have been far more effective in reducing—[Interruption.] I wish I could share the joke, but I have more important matters with which to deal.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
557 c100 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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