Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
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(14 years, 2 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
I agree with my hon. Friend. This is a point that I have made at the European Council in the past and that I will make again at the next one. There are allies for these views in Europe. I talked about the Dutch Prime Minister; the Germans are also unwilling to see increases in the budget in future. We need to work with these allies to try to explain that it is just unacceptable. When we are making difficult decisions at home, Europe should be doing the same with its own budget.
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East) (Lab)
Q8. Is it wise and right that Ministers invest in offshore tax havens?
The Prime Minister
I think that that issue was fully raised by Channel 4, and fully answered by the Government. Everyone should obey the law; everyone should pay their taxes.