My hon. Friend is making an important point. Conservative Members do not just obsess about some punitive rate for party-political purposes. The key is to grow the economy and maximise the tax take, so that we can then spend our money on public services. It is important to recognise the increased revenues from tax overall, rather than being obsessed with a particular rate.
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Nigel Huddleston
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 21 February 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Legislative Grand Committee proceedings (HC) on Finance (No. 2) Bill.
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