Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Stephen Crabb Excerpts
Tuesday 11th September 2018

(6 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mel Stride Portrait Mel Stride
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We are not only working with the European Union; we are also working closely with the OECD. At our persuasion, it has recently decided to bring forward that report to 2019. We are making progress at the multilateral level, but as I have clearly stated, we should all be in no doubt that we are prepared to take unilateral action, should that be appropriate.

Stephen Crabb Portrait Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con)
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The question is whether there is a level playing field. When my right hon. Friend hears that bookshops pay around 11 times more total tax than Amazon on the same £100 of turnover, does he think we are striking the right balance to enable our town centres and communities to thrive?