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Syria
Tuesday 1st March 2016

(8 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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We will of course monitor the impact of all our policies on the economy and on particular sectors. That is one of the reasons why, alongside introducing the national living wage, we have introduced the new council tax supplement for the social care sector. The Office for Budget Responsibility analysis when we announced the national living wage was that, while in theory 60,000 jobs could be lost in the future that might otherwise have been created, the other policies we were pursuing would see over 1 million new jobs created, so the overall effect is an increase in employment of over 1 million.

Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick Portrait Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP)
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How can the Treasury ensure that employers do not reduce the hours of work of their employees, many of whom are in receipt of low incomes?

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