Economic Situation Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Economic Situation

Henry Smith Excerpts
Wednesday 12th October 2022

(2 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Philp Portrait Chris Philp
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If the hon. Lady objects so much to tax reductions, why did she vote for them yesterday?

Henry Smith Portrait Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
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Yesterday, I spoke with business leaders in my Crawley constituency. They welcomed both the near record low unemployment levels and the International Monetary Fund outlook of 3.6% growth. Does the Chief Secretary to the Treasury agree that that is a direct consequence of the policies that the Government are enacting?