Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Gloria De Piero Excerpts
Wednesday 20th March 2013

(11 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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This is an important priority that we have taken action on in Budget after Budget, even in difficult times, saying to people, “We are on your side. We want to cut your tax bills.” In just two weeks’ time there will be a tax cut of over £200 for 24 million people in our country—each and every taxpayer. At the same time, we are lifting over 2 million people out of tax—they will not pay any income tax at all. This is real progress and it is on the side of the people who work hard and want to get on.

Gloria De Piero Portrait Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab)
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Q12. What is the Prime Minister planning to spend his millionaire’s tax cut on?

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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When the top rate of tax was put up, millionaires paid £7 billion less. That is the sort of incompetence and inefficiency that the hon. Lady left the sofa of GMTV to support. [Interruption.]