May I take my hon. Friend back to corporation tax? She is absolutely right that the reduction in the rate has seen an increase in tax take. Surely the important thing is to look not at the tax rate, but at the tax take—how much tax is actually raised. The final point she made about jobs is crucial. We see record levels of employment across all our constituencies, which is to be welcomed. That has happened because businesses want to expand and take on more people.
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Michael Tomlinson
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 10 July 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill.
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