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Commons Chamber
National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) Bill
2nd reading - Thu 30 Nov 2023
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) the average working-class family, including many in my constituency, will still be facing the highest taxation - Speech Link
2: James Murray (LAB - Ealing North) today, the truth is that the Conservatives cannot hide from the facts when it comes to the level of taxation - Speech Link
3: James Murray (LAB - Ealing North) As a result of the Conservatives’ decisions on personal taxation, households will be left facing an average - Speech Link
4: David Simmonds (Con - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) We enjoy a very high level of employment and self-employment, a very low level of unemployment and, I - Speech Link
5: Richard Graham (Con - Gloucester) In effect, we have low unemployment and high employment —in fact, ours is the third highest employment - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 - Thu 16 May 2024

Mentions:
1: Arthur, Tom (SNP - Renfrewshire South) The aggregates industry supports employment across Scotland, including in rural and remote areas. - Speech Link
2: Marra, Michael (Lab - North East Scotland) The Chartered Institute of Taxation questioned the proportionality and necessity of those measures, and - Speech Link
3: Mason, John (SNP - Glasgow Shettleston) Therefore, although the devolution of aggregate taxation has been jointly agreed by the UK and Scotland - Speech Link
4: Chapman, Maggie (Green - North East Scotland) We believe in the importance of taxation for sustaining our economy and our communities, and for funding - Speech Link


Select Committee
The Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies
SND0019 - How sustainable is our national debt?

Written Evidence Mar. 12 2024

Inquiry: How sustainable is our national debt?
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Economic Affairs Committee

Found: We would like to rectify that by arguing the following points: 1.2 Government spending and taxation


Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Local Government and Housing Directorate

Jan. 25 2024

Source Page: Proposed changes to council tax calculations: FOI release
Document: FOI 202300377074 - Information Released - Annex A (PDF)

Found: None of this could happen without the funding from taxation. 3.2 Whilst local taxation can be traced


Scottish Government Publication (Factsheet)
Budget and Public Spending Directorate

Dec. 14 2023

Source Page: Scottish Budget 2024 to 2025: Your Scotland, Your Finances - a guide
Document: Scottish Budget 2024 to 2025: Your Scotland, Your Finances - a guide (webpage)

Found: This is income earned through employment, self-employment, pensions or property.Scottish Income Tax is


Lords Chamber
Spring Budget 2024 - Mon 18 Mar 2024
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab - Life peer) If the Government were interested in incentivising work, the burden of taxation could be shifted from - Speech Link
2: Lord Skidelsky (XB - Life peer) To argue that in this situation the economy is at full employment, and that there is no spare capacity - Speech Link
3: Lord Sikka (Lab - Life peer) Tens of billions of pounds can be raised by simply aligning the taxation of capital gains with the taxation - Speech Link
4: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con - Life peer) This built on a £7 billion employment package previously announced in the 2023 Spring Budget. - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
First Minister’s Question Time - Thu 25 Apr 2024

Mentions:
1: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) Anas Sarwar used to believe in progressive taxation; he now supports tax cuts for the wealthy at the - Speech Link
2: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) infrastructure is vital for our sustainable economic future, and investment in net zero brings huge employment - Speech Link
3: Harper, Emma (SNP - South Scotland) be somewhat at odds with the warnings from the Tories and even some Labour members that progressive taxation - Speech Link
4: Yousaf, Humza (SNP - Glasgow Pollok) of the rhetoric that we hear from the Opposition, who claim that the fact that we have progressive taxation - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Child Poverty - Tue 04 Jun 2024

Mentions:
1: Somerville, Shirley-Anne (SNP - Dunfermline) system of school-age childcare to benefit around 4,400 children and support more parents to access employment - Speech Link
2: McCall, Roz (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) The cabinet secretary will be aware that supporting more parents to access employment is a tried and - Speech Link
3: Kidd, Bill (SNP - Glasgow Anniesland) Does the cabinet secretary agree that the devolution of employment law to the Scottish Parliament is - Speech Link


Select Committee
Sixteenth Report - HMRC performance in 2022–23

Report Feb. 28 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: It has gone to great lengths to challenge people in the courts over their employment status, yet elsewhere


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 06 Feb 2024
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: James Gray (Con - North Wiltshire) I am a strong believer in fairness in taxation. Would my hon. - Speech Link
2: Nigel Huddleston (Con - Mid Worcestershire) it would come from: it would come out of taxpayers’ pockets or further borrowing, which is deferred taxation - Speech Link
3: Laura Trott (Con - Sevenoaks) Fourteen years of the Conservatives has halved unemployment and increased employment by 4 million. - Speech Link
4: Nigel Huddleston (Con - Mid Worcestershire) In terms of supporting small businesses, the employment allowance enables businesses with employer national - Speech Link