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Oral Answers to Questions

Lord Hanson of Flint Excerpts
Tuesday 10th May 2011

(13 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Danny Alexander Portrait Danny Alexander
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I agree wholeheartedly. That is why we have set ourselves the agenda of both reforming the welfare system and lifting the income tax threshold to £10,000, which will significantly benefit millions of people on low and middle incomes.

Lord Hanson of Flint Portrait Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab)
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Value added tax up, losses of about £1,500 for middle-income families, child benefit frozen, child tax credit cut, working families tax credit frozen: can the Chief Secretary tell me why, when such decisions are made, it remains the Government’s priority to cut the 50p tax rate for the highest earners in the community?