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Finance (No. 2) Bill

Proceeding contribution from Chris Leslie (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 April 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance (No. 2) Bill.

I had a feeling the Minister would say that the corporation tax reduction had been offset by the bank levy. However, although the Prime Minister promised that the levy would raise £2.5 billion, it raised only £1.8 billion in 2011-12—[Interruption.] Perhaps the hon. Gentleman is getting an answer to this point from the Economic Secretary. In the past financial year, the levy raised only £1.6 billion, so there is a massive shortfall compared with the amount that the Prime Minister said it would raise. How on earth does that offset the corporation tax cut for the banks?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
561 c62 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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