Oral Answers to Questions

Christian Matheson Excerpts

Tuesday 6th November 2018 Commons Chamber

[Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab)]

2. What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on tax revenues of the UK leaving the EU.

[The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mel Stride)]

The Government will be coming forward with a full and appropriate analysis of the impact of the deal we negotiate with the European Union well in time for the meaningful vote.

[Christian Matheson]

The Government’s own figures demonstrate between a 2% and 8% hit on the broader economy after Brexit. Is it not the case that there is no form of Brexit that will not have a massive impact on the public finances and, therefore, on public services?

[Mel Stride]

We are in the middle of a negotiation. At the appropriate moment, when we know exactly what the deal is—the deal that is available and that we have negotiated—we will of course come forward with a full and comprehensive analysis of both the fiscal and the economic impacts of that deal.