Finance (No. 2) Bill

Debate between Rachel Maclean and Robert Courts

2nd reading: House of Commons
Monday 11th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Robert Courts]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. This is a Government who are cracking down on and taking serious, practical and effective measures against tax evasion. What we hear from the Opposition are measures that will drive businesses and investment abroad. They will not invest in the businesses that we need to help grow the economy and grow jobs. What we see from the Government is effective management of the economy, and what we see from the Opposition is, as my hon. Friend quite rightly said, fantasy. The irony is that their measures will destroy jobs, destroy the economy, destroy productivity and destroy the tax revenues on which our public services depend. The policies from the Opposition will mean less, not more, for the public services.

[Rachel Maclean]

As my hon. Friend is explaining so clearly, when we lower taxes on small businesses, we raise more money—in fact £20 billion more, which is a significant investment.

[Robert Courts]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is quite important that we have sensible measures in place to ensure that more money is raised for our public services.