I am afraid that the hon. Gentleman is mistaken. It is not celebrating low pay to say that people who are currently earning lower amounts should take home more of their money. That is not a celebration; it is about making their lives, every day and every week, that bit easier. It is worth saying that taking the lowest paid people out of tax and raising the national living wage is having significant benefits for many of the people—
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Bim Afolami
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 December 2017.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance (No. 2) Bill.
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