Perhaps the hon. Gentleman missed last week’s Budget and what the Chancellor said. The Chancellor did introduce the national living wage. Of course it will be phased in over five years, but by 2020 it will be equal to at least 60% of median earnings. It is the national living wage.
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
Proceeding contribution from
Sajid Javid
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 July 2015.
It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation.
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