Economic Update Debate

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Department: HM Treasury
Monday 17th October 2022

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Hunt Portrait Jeremy Hunt
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The trouble with those kinds of taxes is that they end up inhibiting the wealth-creating capacity of the economy to fund the very public services that the hon. Gentleman supports. I support wealthier people paying more tax, but only when it creates more resources to put into the public services that we all need.

Stephen Flynn Portrait Stephen Flynn (Aberdeen South) (SNP)
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We have a Government who Scotland did not vote for, and a Chancellor who is leading the way despite Scotland not voting for him and who is, of course, about to impose swingeing public sector cuts on Scotland that, again, we did not vote for. With that prospectus, is it any surprise that the people of Scotland are going to choose a different path?

Jeremy Hunt Portrait Jeremy Hunt
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I am very happy that the hon. Gentleman is concerned about what the people of Scotland voted for, which was to remain in the United Kingdom.