Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Hoban and John Robertson

Tuesday 6th September 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hoban]

The reforms to allowances were used to help to fund measures such as the reduction in corporation tax rates for large companies and the reduction in the small companies’ tax rate from the 22p proposed by Labour when it was in government to 20p. We are therefore seeing changes in the rate of tax paid by businesses of all sizes, which is helpful in encouraging economic growth and job creation.

[John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab)]

10. What his policy is on the pay of public sector workers earning less than £20,000.