My hon. Friend makes a good argument. How much more does the increase in VAT affect people on low pay than the very rich? An average family loses £1,350 a year because of the increase in VAT. How can they be helped by the Government’s measures given all the other cuts they have imposed?
Finance (No.2) Bill
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Mary Glindon
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 April 2014.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance (No.2) Bill.
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