Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown Excerpts(12 years, 8 months ago)
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The Deputy Prime Minister
I understand that those proposals were published just yesterday, so the Government have not had a great deal of time to consider them, but we will do so carefully.
Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP)
Will the Deputy Prime Minister tell the House, and my constituents, what the Government will do to help hard-pressed, hard-working, ordinary people throughout the United Kingdom facing exorbitant rises in fuel prices?
The Deputy Prime Minister
My own view is that the best way to help many, many families and the more than 20 million basic rate taxpayers in this country is to let them keep more of the money they earn. That is why the centrepiece tax policy in the coalition agreement is to lift the point at which people pay income tax to £10,000, so that everybody in the country receives a sizeable tax cut—because they will keep more of the money they earn.