I will not apologise for those figures, and in the next part of my speech I will explain that the figures are perhaps worse than previously thought. There are issues for doctors, but only 16% of those who will benefit from this massive boon are doctors, and that is before all the speculators dive into this new wheeze. That is the political choice that this Chancellor and this Government have made—trickle-down economics, and tax perks for the tiny few. That is the record that they just will not be able to dodge.
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
Proceeding contribution from
Lucy Powell
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 20 March 2023.
It occurred during Budget debate on Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation.
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