Amendment of the Law Debate

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Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

Amendment of the Law

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2. Income tax (charge and main rates)
Monday 26th March 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Danny Alexander Portrait Danny Alexander
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It is no surprise that Labour Members want to drown out any reference to their record in government.

I think I know why the record increase in the income tax personal allowance has not been welcomed by Labour Members today and was hardly mentioned by the two Opposition Front-Bench speakers, despite the fact that Labour used to call itself the party of working people. This debate has also revealed something of lasting significance about the Labour party—

Danny Alexander Portrait Danny Alexander
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But I will give way to my right hon. Friend first.

Simon Hughes Portrait Simon Hughes
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Given that the shadow Chancellor is so keen to talk about pensioners, will the Chief Secretary remind us of the increase pensioners will have next month compared with what they got under Labour, and what they will have by the end of this Parliament in the citizen’s pension compared with what Labour never did in 13 years?

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