But the reality is that there has been a UC cut, and the taper rate reduction, which is welcome, will help only a third of the 6 million affected. What about the 4 million others? This is not a fair Budget and it is wrong for this Government to treat the British people in this way given what they have faced in the pandemic over the last 18 months.
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Rushanara Ali
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 November 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance (No. 2) Bill.
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