Income Tax Threshold Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Income Tax Threshold

Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row Excerpts
Tuesday 4th July 2023

(10 months, 1 week ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Penn Portrait Baroness Penn (Con)
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I absolutely agree with the noble Lord that the UK income tax system is more competitive than the Scottish system and that we deliver better value for money.

Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row Portrait Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row (Con)
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My Lords, yesterday the Competition and Markets Authority showed that consumers were charged 6p a litre more than wholesale prices justified. Obviously, those excess profits will be taxed. Do the Government think they should be taxed at more than the current rate?

Baroness Penn Portrait Baroness Penn (Con)
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My Lords, we have been clear that we will take the findings of the CMA very seriously and put in place a system to ensure that we do not see future excess profits in a similar way.