Surplus Target: Corporation Tax Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Surplus Target: Corporation Tax

Lord Desai Excerpts
Monday 4th July 2016

(8 years, 4 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord O'Neill of Gatley Portrait Lord O'Neill of Gatley
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Or tomorrow even. The process by which the Government’s fiscal position is influenced by the forecasts of the independent OBR is one of the few things that do not appear to have changed in the past week or so. That will set out the circumstances in which fiscal policy choices will be made by a new Prime Minister and the team under them.

Lord Desai Portrait Lord Desai (Lab)
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My Lords, the Chancellor mentioned in his Answer disenfranchised people in the north and elsewhere. Will he give some thought to the idea that now is not the time to cut taxes, which may lead to loss of revenue, but to increase expenditure inasmuch as the fiscal charter allows us to break rules as long as we break them in the right way?

Lord O'Neill of Gatley Portrait Lord O'Neill of Gatley
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My Lords, I was very pleased to hear the Chancellor refer to that. We will indeed endeavour to put even more effort into rebalancing the economy of this country, including in the north, in the Midlands and possibly in other parts of the country as well.