Yes, a 10% reduction. The hon. Gentleman is talking about losing that, but unemployment is going up—these are the factors—and we will be paying more out of the Treasury for those things. We are talking about stimulating the economy, which I understand is difficult to quantify, but it would be positive.
Finance (No. 2) Bill
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Albert Owen
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 18 April 2013.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance (No. 2) Bill.
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