My hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham West and Penge (Ellie Reeves) made the point that the tax-free amount has not been indexed for many years. Had it been indexed properly, it would now be £71,000, not £30,000. Would not that be a way of avoiding any of these difficulties, as the lump sum would be so much bigger?
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Kelvin Hopkins
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 11 October 2017.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance Bill.
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