Cost of Living Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Cost of Living

Jim Cunningham Excerpts
Wednesday 27th November 2013

(11 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Leslie Portrait Chris Leslie
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The hon. Lady makes her point. Unfortunately, a lot of Conservatives like to pretend that they are giving with one hand, yet they are taking away so much more with the other—not just the tax rises that they pretend never happened but the unremitting rise in the costs that people face daily.

Jim Cunningham Portrait Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
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My hon. Friend is right to say that the Government give with one hand and take with another. Does he agree that of the £14 billion of tax adjustments last year, £11 billion was inflicted on women and their cost of living?