That is an absurd argument. I watched the Brazil match yesterday—did the hon. Lady? Millions of our constituents were watching it and enjoying it. I agree that these people are ludicrously overpaid, but they are men of 21 who have an amazing skill. What does it matter if they earn £1,000, £2,000, £3,000 or £100,000 a week or a month? It is none of our business; it does not matter. To claim that my argument is defeated because a few millionaires earn ridiculous sums of money and because there are footballers’ wives is such a ludicrous argument economically that it is barley worth answering.
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Edward Leigh
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 1 July 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance Bill.
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