Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation Debate

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Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

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Thursday 17th March 2016

(8 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ian Blackford Portrait Ian Blackford (Ross, Skye and Lochaber) (SNP)
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It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain).

What a dismal failure of a Budget from a failing Chancellor. We heard yesterday that there are to be additional spending cuts of £3.5 billion in 2019-20, as austerity is forecast to still be with us 12 years after the financial crisis. Yet we hear that, among other measures, capital gains tax is to be cut. Let us contrast those two measures: tax cuts for the wealthy, and ongoing austerity for everyone else. That demonstrates once again that austerity is no more than a political choice by this Government.

Chris Stephens Portrait Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West) (SNP)
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I agree with my hon. Friend. Does he agree that this Budget contains more cuts than a Bates motel shower curtain?