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Proceeding contribution from Mark Harper (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 27 October 2021. It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions.

Two brief points. First, it is worth saying that the legacy benefits system that we inherited, before we implemented universal credit, had withdrawal rates for benefits sometimes close to, and sometimes exceeding, 100%. Whatever the hon. Lady says, this is a massive improvement.

Secondly, there is a qualitative moral difference between taking from people money that they have earned and withdrawing benefits that people are given, paid for by other taxpayers. Those are different things, and the hon. Lady should not pretend that they are the same.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
702 c323 
Session
2021-22
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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