I admire the hon. Gentleman’s consistency, but does he accept that this was a matter of debate during the general election because the then Labour Chancellor was clearly preparing to raise VAT to 20%, as he has subsequently admitted? It is wrong to imply that his party has been as consistent as him.
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Robin Walker
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 18 April 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance (No. 2) Bill.
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